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Haye proud of achievements, says retirement possible

Phil D. Jay 
WBN Editor
‘Hayemaker’ could bow out victorious after Chisora win

Two-weight world champion David Haye may have fought his last fight after finishing Derek Chisora in five rounds on Saturday night and says whatever happens, he is proud of his ring career.

The 31 year-old, who retired last October only to return to fight Chisora, was ridiculed in the wake of his famous toe incident against Wladimir Klitschko a year ago, and now feels redeemed with his pulsating performance.

"If that was my last fight then it's a fight I'm very proud of and very happy with,” Haye told the BBC.

"It was worth it. When I walked out there at Upton Park in front of 30,000 fans that paid hard-earned money to come and see me back, it felt amazing.

"What started out as a very negative thing for British boxing turned out to be a fantastic event."

Haye is hoping to challenge Vitali Klitschko for his WBC belt in the next twelve months, although manager Bernd Boente believes the Ukrainian is more likely to retire for his political career, than face the former WBA title holder.

"After fighting Manuel Charr, Vitali goes on the campaign trail for parliamentary election in the Ukraine. He's the leader for the opposition, UDAR," said Boente.

"Should he be elected on 28 October then he will probably stop boxing. For him politics is the future - he wants to fight for democracy.

"But even if he's elected, maybe he will want to have a farewell fight. At the moment David Haye means nothing to us and Vitali is definitely not afraid of fighting him."

At the post-fight press conference, Haye stated that he may not fight again until next summer as ‘he doesn’t fight that regularly’ and may now just await developments with ‘Dr. Ironfist’ before announcing his next move.

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