By Edward Chaykovsky
Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) is potentially going to fight three more times before announcing his retirement.
Earlier this month at the O2 Arena in London, Bellew continued his streak of success in a major way by stepping up from the cruiserweight division to stop former heavyweight champion David Haye in eleven rounds. Haye, who ruptured his Achilles in the sixth round, was a huge favorite to win the fight.
Bellew is planning to go away with his family on a vacation, where he will discuss his ring future with them.
Bellew's goal is to capture a heavyweight title. He was the WBC cruiserweight world champion when he moved up to face Haye, but a few days ago the sanctioning body demoted him to the status of 'emeritus champion' - but it does allow him to get a direct shot at whoever holds the title.
If he wins a heavyweight title,Bellew is planning to drop back to the cruiserweight division to unify some titles. This coming Saturday in Germany, Marco Huck and Mairis Briedis will battle for the vacant WBC cruiserweight belt.
"Listen, I might never fight again, that's the absolute fact of the matter," Bellew exclusively told Sky Sports. "I'm going to go away for a little break with my family and when I get back I'll have news. I'm going to take a little bit of time to reflect on everything that has happened."
"I'm going to go on holiday and we're going to see how it goes when I get back. I'll know exactly what path I'm going to go down and what I'm going to do. [If I do fight again, it would be a maximum of] three, because I'll win the heavyweight championship and I would need two fights to unify the cruiserweight championship, so that's why."
"I'm the proudest WBC champion there has ever been. People have no idea how proud I am of owning that belt. It's been going on for the last week and we finally reached an agreement. It's fair to the WBC and it's fair to Mairis Briedis, who is fighting a brilliant fighter in Marco Huck. Let them contest the belt and then move on from there."
