Former two division world champion Carl Frampton, 34-years-old, is not going to become another fighter who retires from the sport - only to return because he misses the limelight.

Earlier this month, Frampton was knocked out in six rounds by WBO super featherweight world champion Jamel Herring. It was the first stoppage loss of Frampton's career.

The talented boxer was attempting to make history, by becoming the first fighter from Belfast to win world titles in three weight divisions.

Following the fight, Frampton announced his retirement from the sport.

The announcement was no surprise, as Frampton had promised to retire, regardless of the outcome, in the aftermath of the Herring bout. 

"I've been ready to retire for quite a while, I'm kind of relieved it's over and I'm at ease with it - I can focus on family life now," said Frampton to BBC.

"People worry if they're going to miss that buzz - I won't. Boxing's like a 24/7 job - you have a fight, you win hopefully but even on your holidays you're thinking about your next fight, thinking about how much you can eat and how much weight you are going to put on. I don't have to do that any more. Events that I missed, things like school sports days that I've missed because I was away on the camp - I don't have to miss things like that.

"I knew going into the fight - win, lose or draw - I was going to retire. People were talking about a big one in the summer at Windsor Park if I had beaten Herring but I was calling it a day after it. I wanted to go out on top - I didn't. His jab wasn't a particularly fast jab but I couldn't get out of the way of it. A couple of years ago I might have got out of the way of it so I've lost that split-second of timing and awareness. I suppose that's the small percentages that get you to the top and I don't have it any more."