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====Haye vs. Fragomeni==== In January 2006, Haye signed a three-year contract with former [[Lennox Lewis]] promoter [[Frank Maloney]] to further his world title ambitions. He successfully defended his European title against Ismail Abdoul in a lopsided twelve-round decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/weblog/archives/109576|title=David Haye v Ismail Abdoul β Ringside Report|date=23 July 2006|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> He defeated [[Giacobbe Fragomeni]], when he broke through the Italian's defences in the ninth round, finally flooring his man in a flurry of punches. Haye had waited seven years for the opportunity to defeat Fragomeni, who controversially out-pointed him as an amateur in the final qualifying tournament for the Sydney Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6151596.stm|title=Gutsy Haye disposes of Fragomeni|date=17 November 2006|website=BBC Boxing|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> Haye's cameo at heavyweight in April 2007 resulted in a first-round KO win over Polish fighter [[Tomasz Bonin]],<ref>{{cite news | title=Haye powers to win as heavyweight |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6598365.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2007 |access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> who at the time was ranked No. 9 by the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] and had only one loss, against [[Audley Harrison]]. Haye admitted he was taking "a crazy step up" when he fought Bonin at [[Wembley Arena]]. Haye said in a post-fight interview "If you asked me when I was three years old, I'd say I'm going to be the heavyweight champion of world. I never said cruiserweight. It's what I wanted to do since I can remember. I always wanted to be the main man in boxing. I want everyone to recognise I can beat every other boxer in the world. That's why I'm fighting the guy I'm fighting. I really want to prove to everyone I am the man."<ref>{{Cite news|title = Haye is relishing 'crazy' fight|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6572963.stm|newspaper = BBC|date = 19 April 2007|access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref>
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