Curtis Woodhouse confirmed he will retire despite winning the British light-welterweight title on a split decision from Darren Hamilton.
Woodhouse, the former professional footballer who switched to the ring eight years ago, had promised this would be his last fight - win, lose or draw.
After 12 rounds of non-stop action at Hull's Ice Arena, two of the judges gave Woodhouse the verdict by margins of 116-115 and 116-114, while the other scored it 116-113 for defending champion Hamilton.
Woodhouse, who improved his overall record to 22-6, said: "When I was 10 years old, they told me I can't be a footballer, everyone laughed at me.
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Woodhouse, the former professional footballer who switched to the ring eight years ago, had promised this would be his last fight - win, lose or draw.
After 12 rounds of non-stop action at Hull's Ice Arena, two of the judges gave Woodhouse the verdict by margins of 116-115 and 116-114, while the other scored it 116-113 for defending champion Hamilton.
Woodhouse, who improved his overall record to 22-6, said: "When I was 10 years old, they told me I can't be a footballer, everyone laughed at me.
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