
Football
Share
Published 12:19 5 Mar 2017 GMT
Updated 12:26 5 Mar 2017 GMT

"I just made my three kids wealthy. If it was about me I could have quit after Goodison (when he beat Ilunga Makabu last May). I made my three kids wealthy."https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/838348028289421312 Bellew said following his 11th round stoppage victory that he has entered the final year of his career. Rather than return to fight at cruiserweight, where he remains WBC world champion, the Liverpudlian said he aims to stay at heavyweight. Haye, who suffered an injury to his Achilles in the sixth round, said in the ring after the fight that is open to a re-match. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/838342026429026304 "I would love to do it again, I have never been in a fight like that," the 36-year-old said.
"If the fans want to see it again I would do it again. We'll do it on his terms, in his town - he deserves it."However, Bellew appears to have his sights set elsewhere. The 34-year-old called-out Deontay Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, in his post-fight interview with Sky Sports. "You know what I want next? Deontay Wilder, the Bronze Bomber, I want you boy. I'm just thinking I maybe I have one more night left," Bellew said. Eddie Hearn, Bellew's promoter, said the fight against the American is now a real possibility.
"If you beat Haye, who professes to be one of the best heavyweights in the world, then Deontay Wilder or Joseph Parker - why not?" "One of the biggest fights in British boxing history [Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko] is April 29. I believe Britain can have two world heavyweight champions because I believe he can beat Wilder and Parker. Why not? "People have been writing him off for his whole career."While Dillian Whyte also wants a piece of Bellew. https://twitter.com/DillianWhyte/status/838179666909347840 Bellew has options, but it's clear he won't be fighting Anthony Joshua next. Bellew admitted his admiration for Joshua following the fight, and praised him for taking boxing to a "new level." Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday Live
Explore more on these topics:
Red Roses Canada loss ends England’s 41-match unbeaten run
Canada seals historic win over England England’s dominance in women’s rugby has finally been brought to an end, with Canada producing a stunning late comeback to claim a 24-21 victory in front of thousands of fans in Toronto. The decisive moment arrived with only three minutes left on the clock, when Shoshanah Seumanutafa crossed for […]
Football
1 day ago
Former Sale Sharks player Hyron Andrews dies at team hotel in France
He was just 31 years old Former Sale Sharks player Hyron Andrews has died aged 31 at his team hotel in France. As reported by Ici La Rochelle, Andrews, a member of the South African team Lions, was found in the squad hotel on l’île de Ré, an island just off the coast of the […]
Football
2 days ago
Rees-Zammit demands end to artificial rugby pitches
Football