Liverpool boxer Derry Matthews has confirmed his retirement after losing to Ohara Davies.
The 33-year-old was defeated in three rounds by the Londoner in their WBC silver super lightweight title fight on Saturday.
Davies managed to knock Matthews to the canvas twice early on before referee Victor Loughlin elected to step in and end the bout before the end of the third round.
Before the clash, Matthews had announced that he would retire even if he were to win at the O2 and confirmed he would be following through with those plans following the fight.
“I’d said to you earlier this week that even if I had won this fight, I would still know if it was time to retire,” he told the Liverpool Echo.
“And Danny (Vaughan, his trainer) has said as well so….”
“It’s everything,” he added.
“Your timing, the niggles you get in the gym, we had to adjust my training, adjust stuff we did on the track, it was just everything.
“But I wouldn’t say it was so much age because I live a clean life, but it’s the fights. But listen, I’ve enjoyed it.”
Matthews retires having competed in 52 contests in total, with a record of 38 wins, 12 losses and two draws in that time.
His 14-year career has seen him win the WBU featherweight title, the British lightweight crown twice, English belts in two weight classes as well as challenging for the WBO and IBO world crowns.