Gutted Haye mulls future

David Haye has admitted he was ‘gutted’ to lose his unification bout and WBA title to Wladimir Klitschko and will now consider his future. Having vowed to retire on October 13 – his 31st birthday – Haye has said he will consider his options and would...

David Haye has admitted he was ‘gutted’ to lose his unification bout and WBA title to Wladimir Klitschko and will now consider his future.

Having vowed to retire on October 13 – his 31st birthday – Haye has said he will consider his options and would ‘love’ a re-match.

“I am not making any decisions yet, he said he’d knock me out, he didn’t and I would love a re-match,” said Haye.

“I am gutted I wasn’t able to do what I wanted to do, this fight has put heavyweight boxing back on the map, the whole town was buzzing and I played my part in that.

“Losing wasn’t an option for me before the fight, so I need to have a good think about what I will do now.

“I said I would retire in October and I would be disappointed to go out on a loss.”

Having said he would only shake Klitschko’s hand in hospital after knocking him out, Haye shook the undisputed champion’s hand in the post-fight press conference... now, he will have to wait for Klitschko to offer him a re-match.

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