HL: Congratulations of your victory Jean, can you give us some thoughts on your performance? Thank you. It was the performance I trained for and it went just as I planned. Elbiali is tough and anytime you're fighting a guy who hasn't lost yet, you have to break them down mentally just as much as physically. I think that's what I did with Elbiali. Early in the first round he caught me with a right hand that buzzed me a little bit, but I took it and came right back. He wasn't ready for that. He's used to knocking guys out or getting ready to knock them out after he lands a punch like that, but that didn't happen and then it was my turn. I've been in there with (Sergey) Kovalev and (Carl) Froch so his power wasn't going to be anything I haven't seen before, but I was the hardest hitter he's ever faced and the best fighter he's ever faced. After the first round I knew I was going to win the fight and honestly, I feel like I would have gotten him out of there in two rounds if there was a little more time left.

Jean Pascal: (laughs) "I was surprised he signed to fight me. In the ring he didn't surprise me with anything really,  but he has a better chin than I thought he did. Most fighters would have gotten knocked out or definitely knocked down after getting hit with so many clean punches. He's a tough fighter and if he works on his mistakes he can come back strong."

JP: "Yes. I wanted to become world champion again before I retired, but sometimes things don't go according to plan, so when that didn't happen it ending my career on a positive note against a credible fighter was my top priority. Stopping an undefeated opponent is a great way to end the final chapter of my career."

JP: "Working with TGB and PBC has been a pleasure and I thank them very much for the two opportunities they've given me. I wouldn't be able to end my career on such a positive note without their help. To answer you question, I don't care if they expected me to win or lose, it's my job to win. As the businessman Jean Pascal, I didn't even feel disrespected when they announced the fight as Elbiali-Pascal because it was  probably the only way they'd get Elbiali to fight me. But I'm not going to lie, the boxer Jean Pascal used being the B side on posters, being announced first, and coming out to the ring first as motivational disrespect. As a former world champion who's fought the best of the best for the last decade, I was the A side, but it doesn't matter now because whenever people mention my last fight it's always going to be known as Pascal-Elbiali." 

JP: "Nope. But that's a phone call they will never make. Why do you think the fight never happened? Because they know I have his number, I beat him twice in the amateurs and the third time would have been the charm for me. It would have been the biggest fight in Canadian history and it didn't happen. I feel bad for the fans most of all because it's something he cheated them out of. I think there's only one fight that could bring me out of retirement and that would be George St. Pierre."

JP: (laughs) "Bingo. But that's just a dream, we'll see what happens."

JP: "As one of the best light heavyweights of his time, a champion who never ducked any challenges and always fought the best and ended his career on a high note."

JP: "I haven't decided yet, but right now I'm enjoying the victory and taking a small vacay in Miami. I believe I have plenty of options, I can do boxing commentary, I can act, I have a college degree, but most of all I will be able to enjoy plenty of quality time with my parents, my daughter and the rest of my family."