Tony Bellew has indicated that he is considering a shock boxing comeback as he publicly called out Lukasz Rozanski on Thursday.
The former WBC cruiserweight world champion retired from the sport following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in 2018, but is now seemingly eyeing a return at age 40.
In the latter stages of his career, Bellew moved between cruiserweight (200lbs weight limit) and heavyweight (no weight limit).
Since then though, the WBC have introduced a new division in between called bridgerweight (224lbs weight limit).
In truth, few boxing fans have treated this with any real legitimacy and the WBA, IBF and WBO have all opted not to follow suit.
However, Bellew may indeed see it as an opportunity to enhance his legacy and become a two-weight world champion.
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The current WBC bridgerweight champion is Poland's Rozanski.
The little-known boxer is 15-0 (14 KOs) and recently stopped Artur Szpilka and Alen Babic.
At age 37, and completely untested at the top level, Rozanski will be seen as an underdog against Bellew, even after several years of retirement.
Out of the blue, Bellew tweeted on Thursday: "I think you're in need of a fight that goes past four rounds @RozanskiBoxi.
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"I’m bored and don’t see anything that suggests you can do it against me! What you think?"
Rozanski replied: "Why not? I'm waiting for a good offer! Are you sure you can last it?"
Time will tell if this comeback actually comes to fruition.
Why not? I'm waiting for a good offer!
Are you sure you can last it?🤔
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