- Warrington beaten for first time as a professional by Mexican
- ‘I can’t escape one simple fact, I have to win this fight’
“I’ve got the fear this time,” Josh Warrington admits as he waits for the final hours to pass before he steps back into the ring to face Mauricio Lara again. The young Mexican knocked him out with shocking power in February and Warrington suffered his first loss in more than 11 years as a professional.
That crushing defeat left Warrington with worrying concussion, a fractured jaw, a burst ear drum and an injured shoulder that required surgery after Lara knocked him down heavily in the fourth round.