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Edinburgh’s Stephen "Monster" Simmons (18-3, 7 early) has admitted that he is contemplating retirement following his failure to win the British cruiserweight title against Blackpool-based Matty Askin (23-3-1, 15 KOs) on a David Haye-promoted show at the York Hall on Saturday night.

“It was a bitter pill to swallow on the night because going in, I was feeling confident and after the first round, I was even more confident,” he said when speaking to Susan Egelstaff of The Herald (Glasgow edition). “But I think I maybe got a little bit too confident and a bit of complacency maybe set in because I ended up square-on after a left-hook and I got a dink in the solar plexus and it just took all of the wind right out of me. It was a mistake and these things happen—he won the fight and that's that."

He said: “I'll take some time out and spend some time with my family but there's a decent chance I'll end up retiring now. I'd mentioned it before the fight that it was an option and while I'm not making any official announcement, I'll have a think about things over the next few weeks and see how I'm feeling.”

Good luck and fairplay to him whatever he decides

No shame losing to Askin. Askin looks to finally be fulfilling his early potential. Would like to see him try for the European. Simmons could possibly pick up the vacant title if Askin decides to give it up. Sounds as if he's more or less made his mind up though,

Safe to say he will retire I reckon, he was talking retirement a few weeks before the contest anyway