Tony Bellew is still a cruiserweight champion (Picture: Getty)

Tony Bellew has confirmed that he has begun discussions with American fighter Andre Ward about a potential world title showdown at cruiserweight.

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Ward turned heads after his victory over Sergey Kovalev when he said in the ring that he was considering moving up in weight to add another world title to his collection.

Bellew is the obvious name at cruiserweight as the WBC emeritus champion and the Liverpudlian revealed talks had begun between his promoter, Eddie Hearn, and Ward’s team.

‘Andre Ward is saying he wants to do heavyweight or cruiserweight – a man like me can accommodate him,’ Bellew said in his Metro.co.uk column.


Andre Ward(Picture: Getty)

‘Eddie Hearn has spoken with representatives of Ward’s. We’ve had talks and we’re going to go from there.



‘HBO like it, they know me. I do good numbers for them.

‘The talks will continue to progress now and we’ll see where it takes us.’

Ward vs Bellew Bellew

Record: 29-2-1-KO19

Titles won: WBC cruiserweight Ward

Record: 32-0-KO16

Titles won: WBA, IBF, WBO, The Ring light heavyweight

WBA (Super), The Ring, and lineal super middleweight

Ward is now seen as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet after stopping Sergey Kovalev last Saturday.

The win confirmed his status as WBA, IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine light heavyweight champion.

Bellew is considering his options after his astonishing victory over David Haye in March.

Bellew with his team after stopping David Haye (Picture: Lawrence Lustig)

The 34-year-old stepped up to heavyweight to stop Haye in the eleventh round of the grudge match in London.

Since then Bellew has flirted with the idea of fighting for a heavyweight world title as well as a second bout with Haye.

Haye will not be ready for another fight until late this year with the Londoner still recovering from the Achilles injury he sustained in the Bellew fight.

You can read more about Bellew’s take on Ward in his latest Metro.co.uk column here.

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