Davies: "I've lost but it'll never happen again."

Rhys Davies returns to action in September vowing never to lose again.

The Coventry cruiserweight surrendered his six-fight (one draw, one inside) unbeaten record to Nottingham puncher Shane McPhilbin at Bedworth Civic Hall nine days ago but returns to the same venue on September 10 to rebuild his reputation.

Davies was a heavy pre-fight favourite going into the ten-round vacant Midland Area title clash but was shockingly decked and halted inside three absorbing sessions by a mallet-fisted, iron-jawed 25-year-old former Prizefighter semi-finalist having his first fight at cruiser.

But he insists positives can be drawn from the defeat and promised that his next visit to the Warwickshire venue, on a Les Allen-promoted bill that sees an excellent-looking all-Coventry Midland Area welterweight title dust-up between champion Sean McKervey and undefeated James Flinn headlining, will be an explosive return.

"It's very rare to see a fighter never lose, but it still was horrible," admitted the well-sculpted 27-year-old, whose twin - fast-fisted super-middleweight banger Llewy - won a shut-out over six rounds on the same card and who also fights on Rhys' return. "It will never happen again.

"There will be people who will question my chin but i'll be coming back stronger and ready to prove a point," the hard-working West Midlander roared.