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WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye returns to the ring to defend his title on Saturday night against big hitting American John Ruiz
While David Haye’s showdown with John Ruiz is deemed in many quarters to be a stepping stone towards a bout with one of the Klitschko brothers, Haye won’t be taking the tough American lightly.
However, the Brit’s performance against Nikolay Valuev suggests he is a worthy favourite at 1/5 with Stan James to come out on top and his power points to a knockout; an outcome bet365 quote at 8/11.
Nevertheless, Ruiz will be no pushover and Haye will need to be patient before getting his man out of there. Ladbrokes’ 9/1 for the ‘Hayemaker’ to stop his opponent in the final three rounds is worth considering then as is 888Sport’s evens for the contest to last longer than 9.5 rounds.
Meanwhile, according to Ladbrokes, the Haymaker is Haye is 20/1 to become undisputed heavyweight world champion by the end of the year.
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