NEW YORK -- Usually when a fantastic fight ends in a draw, especially one for such high stakes, as was the case for the Badou Jack-James DeGale super middleweight world title unification fight on Saturday night at Barclays Center, a rematch is first and foremost on everyone’s mind.

However, although Jack and DeGale, who waged a superb action fight that was every bit as close as the judges’ final tallies indicated (114-112 for DeGale and 113-113 twice for a majority draw) spoke in the ring afterward about fighting each other again, the odds of it happening next or even in the very near future seem awfully unlikely.

Mayweather furious with Jack decision A furious Floyd Mayweather questioned the judges after Badou Jack drew his world super-middleweight unification title fight against James DeGale on Saturday. Watch

DeGale was unable to come to the postfight news conference because he was sent to the hospital as a precaution -- he had cuts and also had two of his front teeth punched out. Jack, wearing dark sunglasses, showed up with promoter Floyd Mayweather and made it clear that a rematch was not at the top of their minds.

Jack, who said he believed he beat DeGale, made it clear his days at super middleweight are over and he is moving up to light heavyweight, where his goal is a fight with world champion Adonis Stevenson.

“He’s not strong enough to beat me at super middleweight, so how’s he going to go to light heavyweight,” Jack said when it was suggested that perhaps a rematch with DeGale could take place at 175 pounds. “He’s too small for that, but I already proved I won the fight. Why would there be a rematch? I want to fight the best. I don’t care [who it is].

Super middleweight titleholder Badou Jack, left, is planning on going up to light heavyweight for his next fight. Idris Erba/Mayweather Promotions

“I never want to be remembered as a cherry-picker. Give me the best guys. If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose. I want to be tested. I want the challenges. I want the big money fights. I don’t care who’s in front of me. Anyone. ... Yeah, I’m ready to fight him [Stevenson].”

Mayweather said the plan to move up to light heavyweight was already in place regardless of how Saturday’s fight with DeGale turned out.

“Me and Badou Jack already talked,” Mayweather said. “The goal was to fight this fight, then move up to light heavyweight. Badou Jack is a big super middleweight.”

Mayweather, who was very vocal in saying that not only did Jack win but also suggested (ridiculously so) that the judges were paid off, put the kibosh on rematch talk, even at light heavyweight.

“If [the judges] can’t get it right the first time they ain’t gonna get it right the second time. We don’t need no second time around,” Mayweather said. “Badou Jack asked me, and I feel bad because I wasn’t a man of my word. He said, ‘Floyd, am I going to get a fair shake?’ I said, ‘Don’t worry about that champ. Absolutely.’”

"I never want to be remembered as a cherry picker. Give me the best guys. If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose. I want to be tested. I want the challenges. I want the big money fights. I don't care who's in front of me. Anyone. ... Yeah, I'm ready to fight him (Stevenson)." Badou Jack

Mayweather said he will instead target a fight for Jack with Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) in late June, although Stevenson’s schedule remains unsettled. He likely will fight April 29 against an opponent to be determined -- possibly Bernard Hopkins-conqueror Joe Smith Jr. -- and then could have a mandatory fight to deal with. But Mayweather seemed confident he could deliver Jack a fight with Stevenson. He probably can, given that Mayweather is closely aligned with manager/adviser Al Haymon, who represents Stevenson.

“Adonis Stevenson,” Mayweather said. “We looking forward to a Badou Jack and an Adonis Stevenson fightin’. We gonna make that fight happen. We’re not worried about that because at Mayweather Promotions we can make anything happen.”

Even though Mayweather stuck by Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs), he also made it clear he likes what he sees in DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs), who became a promotional free agent following the fight with the expiration of his deal with Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn.

Mayweather sounded very much like a suitor for DeGale’s services.

“[DeGale] had his moments. I can’t take nothing away from him,” Mayweather said. “I’m not here to knock James DeGale. Do I want to sign him? Absolutely. But do I think he won? No. But do I still think he got star power to be a superstar? Yes. And do I want to work with him? Yes.”