IBF world featherweight champion Josh Warrington regrets that he didn’t go for the jugular to force a stoppage when he had then-champ Lee Selby on the ropes back in May. He promises he won’t afford Carl Frampton similar leeway when the pair get it on at the Manchester Arena on December 22 in the first defense of his title.

“I don’t like making predictions and I see a Josh Warrington win, but I am going to go for a stoppage this time,” the 27-year-old Warrington told BT Sport. “If I see it I am going to go for it. Coming out of the Selby fight, if I was going to criticize myself or kick myself, I wish I had just pressed on. This time around, if I see the opportunity I am just going to go for it.”