Luke Campbell says Ryan Garcia ‘s loss was’ sick’ but he hasn’t even considered retirement | Boxing news

Luke Campbell accuses Ryan Garcia: “Not physically, but mentally I hurt a little. Trying to swallow is a real bitter pill.” Britain’s light weight was halted in the -seven round at the weekend

Luke Campbell was stopped in the seventh round by Ryan Garcia in Dallas

Luke Campbell says Ryan Garcia ‘s loss was’ sick’, but he didn’t even consider retiring after a fresh attempt for a lightweight world title.

Campbell was the first man to floor Garcia, but the California recovered well and ended the fight with a brutal body shot in the seventh round in Dallas.

After falling short twice at world title level, Campbell could have been shot by WBC champion Devin Haney, and the 33-year-old has struggled to come to terms with the biggest loss. his soil.

Campbell had launched Garcia in the second round

But Garcia ended the fight with a brutal body bullet

“I’m a little hurt,” said Campbell Sky Sports. “Not physically, but mentally I hurt a little. Trying to swallow is a real bitter pill.

“I’m used to winning and I have that winning mindset. I dedicate my full craft, my life to being dedicated just to winning. When he does not go your way he is very ill.

“I put a tick in every box every day, to be as good as I can be. It’s sick when I don’t get that benefit.”

The London 2012 Olympic gold medalist has also shared the ring with elite fighters such as Jorge Linares and Vasiliy Lomachenko, surviving a loss of points in his bid to win the world lightweight belt, but has not even thinking about the end of his career.

“As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t really come to mind about anything,” Campbell said.

“I had no thoughts about anything, other than just spending some quality time with my family and just enjoying the rest. This fight has been slowing down. onwards from last April. Now I just want to turn it off and enjoy family time. That’s for sure. “

Campbell admits in full that he made a quick recovery for Garcia after dropping his 22-year-old left hook to the canvas in the second round.

“It surprised me. As soon as he felt my power, I thought he’d want out,” Campbell said.

“I didn’t think he would want to stay in there, and that element surprised me. Of course he was fast and had power in both hands, but there was nothing until that bullet went , which I am horrified about.

“I think he was asleep in the middle of the air. I think it was the real fall that woke him up. It surprised me how quickly he got over that, because it’s the time My plan after that got straight on, and I’ve always had a good finish.

“As soon as I could smell blood, I always took advantage of it and went for it, and I got them out of there, but you have instincts inside the ring and it was really back to normal.

“It didn’t give me the opportunity to jump on it and take advantage of that.”

Garcia has called for a fight against U.S. rival Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis

A spouting punch from Garcia would then take the referee off to put the fight off, despite Campbell’s best efforts to continue.

“When I was struck by that sight, when I came back I couldn’t breathe, and I couldn’t move,” Campbell said.

“Forty seconds later I was still struggling to catch my breath. That had never happened to me before.

“That was his best picture. He threw it once or twice to the head, which I blocked. He hit me with it once or twice on the button. You’ve seen guys get racist, deleted by that look.he took it to the head and I was okay, because I have a good chin.

“As he threw that scene, I covered up to the head and lifted up my rib cage with that view. What can I say?”