Chris Billam-Smith has revealed that he and Lawrence Okolie have barely spoken since their fight in May.
The British duo fought in Bournemouth, and Billam-Smith claimed victory and his opponent’s WBO cruiserweight title.
There is a clause that might see the pair run it back, and Billam-Smith is aware that he may face his old gym partner once more, but would be happy to chase a unification fight.
He told Sky Sports: "Who, and when, are two good questions".
"Obviously, Lawrence has got a rematch clause, so we're waiting to see.
"His team asked for the rematch clause, we gave him that, so that was always in the back of our mind, that we'd have to beat him twice to then move on and look to unify.
"We were gym mates. We didn't ever hang out with each other outside the gym.
"We supported and helped each other get to this stage - I said that to him on the night.
"We both helped each other get there and now we're against each other - that's the way the business works."
Billam-Smith also revealed that the pair have stopped communicating since the day after their bout.
He continued: "He texted me the day after the fight, but since then, we haven't spoken and we've thought we're going to be boxing him again."
Billam-Smith is looking to fight in November, regardless of whether it is a rematch or not.
He said: "I think I've hit that high, and now it's very much behind me and about looking forward - I don't think you can sit on it for too long.
"I'm ready to go in November, and that was always the plan.
"The other champions, I think, at the moment are busy and I want to fight this year, so I'll probably have one in between and then look to unify.
"As high as that night was, walking out into the stadium [the Vitality Stadium in his home town of Bournemouth] - a dream of mine to do as a footballer when I was a kid, there's another goal now, and that's to get the other belts."