“I think the rematch will be on the cards,” Chisora said during a media scrum tonight. “Right now, Turki Alalshikh said he wanted to put it on, and he wants to do something big with the rematch. So, I said, you know what? It’s about time the Saudis give me some of that money.”
Chisora stopped short of providing a timetable for when a second meeting with Wilder could happen.
“I cannot say I can’t, but it’s going to be amazing,” Chisora said. “This one will be good.”
Chisora also opened up about the emotional challenge of stepping away from the sport.
“Right now, I’m retired, but you know, they keep calling me back. No, I’m joking,” Chisora said. “Listen. Retirement is hard.”
“There are certain things we don’t speak about in life, which is called retirement,” he continued. “You know, people do when you retire, it’s like you go home and you go … it’s hard.”
Although Chisora insisted that the end of his career is drawing closer, he acknowledged that he still has not settled on when that day will come.
“Retirement is coming soon,” he said. “We don’t know when,” said Chisora.
Chisora’s comments represent a notable shift from the messaging surrounding his previous bout, which had been promoted as his farewell appearance. While he insisted that “retirement is coming soon,” the veteran heavyweight acknowledged that he still does not know exactly when that day will arrive.
