By Jim Dower: With IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko signed to fight WBA heavyweight champion David Haye in June or July, #4 ranked WBC heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KO’s) is now looking at the very real possibility that he will be fighting WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) in September instead of Wladimir. Adamek always had the chance of fighting Vitali, as the contract was for him to fight at least one of the Klitschko brothers in September.

Now it’s looking like Vitali will be the one that gets the Adamek fight unless Wladimir doesn’t heal from his abdominal injury can needs Vitali to step in for him against Haye in June or July. That’s something that could happen but it’s not likely. Adamek, 34, has a tune-up fighting come up on April 9th against 37-year-old 6’6″ Irish heavyweight Kevin Mcbride (35-8-1, 29 KO’s) at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey.

McBride is big like the Klitschkos but is nothing like either of them. He’s a rather poor tune-up for Adamek and not someone that will be able to help Adamek get ready for what he’ll be facing in the ring against Vitali or Wladimir in September. Adamek perhaps should have selected a better fighter like 300 pound 6’7″ Russian heavyweight Alexander Ustinov. At least Ustinov vaguely fights similar to Vitali, and thus would give Adamek a good taste of what will be in store for him against Vitali or Wladimir. McBride is just large and tends to maul his opponents like a MMA fighter. Adamek won’t get much from that kind of fight.