David Haye arrives home after his heavyweight title success

David Haye is convinced he will make a successful first defence of his newly-acquired WBA heavyweight title when he faces John Ruiz. The Englishman produced a technically sublime performance to beat champion Nikolai Valuev on a majority points decision in Germany on Saturday. Now he knows he must face American former champion Ruiz, who is the mandatory challenger for the WBA belt and 'stepped aside' to allow Haye a shot at Valuev. Haye said: "He's not the most entertaining of former champions but he's won championships on several occasions and you don't do that through being a bad fighter. "I don't feel I'd struggle with him in any way, though. "He's pretty much the same size as me and I think I'd just be way too fast and knock him out." Should he get Ruiz out of the way, Haye will seek to unify the belts in the heavyweight division, with brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko both potential future opponents.

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ITN | November 9, 2009

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