JAKARTA - Hafthor Bjornsson has revealed that he is ready to face Eddie Hall again in a rematch. But there are a prerequisite. What's that?
The two former strongmen settled their five-year feud in the boxing ring on March 19. In the six-round duel, Bjornsson won by unanimous decision.
Bjornsson has now opened the door for a rematch between them and explained what Hall must do if he wants to face him again.
For the rematch to happen, Hall must make a charitable donation of £150,000 and have Bjornsson's name tattooed on him.
"We can definitely do a rematch, I would love to do it but he has to do the things he promised," speaking to The Sun, Bjornsson explained.
"He has to get his body tattooed and he has to give our fight money to a charity of my choice - and I'm going to give it to charity too."
Prior to last week's fight, the two agreed to make a £150,000 donation to the winner's chosen charity, before Hall added further stakes with the promise of a tattoo.
"I've been hiding all this time so if I lose then I've done everything I can and I'll have Thor tattooed on my back, life is life," in a video on his YouTube channel, Hall revealed.
Bjornsson is not prepared to let Hall forget his promise, but is willing to give his rival time to fulfill his requirements for the rematch.
"I hope he will be the one to keep his word," the 33-year-old Icelandic added. "Honestly, if he doesn't keep his promise, it will haunt him.
“People will be disappointed and people will stop believing the words he says. We all know if I lost the fight then he would have asked where is the tattoo, the money.
"I at least gave him a few days to relax with his family and friends. At least I gave him a few days to breathe, I didn't attack the guy right away because I knew he was probably going through a lot of trouble."
"He's being emotional right now, so I'll give him some time to breathe, but at some point I have to ask - why didn't he post the tattoo."
Bjornsson and Hall have had a fierce rivalry for a long time. Hall is the winner of the 2017 World Strongest Man competition after successfully lifting 500 kilograms of weight.
However, Bjornsson broke his record after he successfully lifted 501 kilograms three years later.
“Eddie, I know I just knocked your notes down. And now I'm ready to take you out in the ring," Björnsson said in an interview at the time.
"Time to put your fist where your big mouth is."
Shortly thereafter, Hall accepted Bjornsson's challenge via YouTube.
"I don't like Thor. I don't like Thor. I don't like Thor. I don't have an agenda to fight Thor, but I feel there is a demand there. I feel like the fans want to see it," Hall said.
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