Josh Warrington Pondering Fighting Future After Latest Loss

Josh Warrington is contemplating his fighting future after his loss on Saturday.

Warrington put his gloves in the center of the ring following his decision loss to Anthony Cacace. It was his third straight loss and he is 1-4-1 in his last six fights. After taking some time to reflect on the fight, Warrington says he’s still uncertain what the future holds for him.

“Frustrated, a lot of questioning. I need to go away and do a lot of questioning and speak to my family about what I want to do now for the future. Do I end the journey here or do I come away and carry on? If I do, then I’d need to be out sooner. I feel that the ring rust showed out there,” Warrington told Matchroom in the dressing room after the fight (h/t BoxingScene).

Josh Warrington says he will take some time talking to his family and team about whether or not this should be it for him.

“Taking nothing away from Anto but you know how I fight, that was a shocking fight from me,” he said. “Slow pace and everything we worked on. Credit to my dad again, [the] gameplan, down to a tee. We knew what he was going to do and the shots he was going to throw and he did exactly that but I didn’t react to the gameplan. I didn’t do what I’d been asked to and what I’ve been working on for the last 12 weeks and it was frustrating and after six rounds it’s as though my head started dipping and I started saying, ‘I’m getting frustrated’ in the corner. I shouldn’t have been. It’s just going to be one of them where I come away, I have a chat with my dad and my team and then we go from there.”

Warrington is 31-4-1 and is a two-time IBF featherweight champion. In his career, he holds notable wins over Carl Frampton, Dennis Tubieron, Lee Selby, and Kid Galahad among others.