Jack Cullen fights Luka Plantic on Saturday night for the WBC International title in Germany, where he could bounce back from a recent defeat.
Cullen most recently fought in January, when he lost his British and Commonwealth titles to Zak Chelli.
He had won the titles just four months earlier when he knocked out Mark Heffron, but his first defence set him back.
Looking back on the night, Cullen admitted the underwhelming nature of the clash.
“To be honest with you, we were both s**t if you ask me,” he said, reported BoxingScene.com. “I don’t think any of us deserved a British title. After the 12th round, I wasn’t even tired. It was mad. At the end of the day, you should be bo*******d and I wasn’t. It was frustrating.
“All I can do is apologise and we go again.”
Cullen initially reacted by retiring from the sport, but was tempted back by the chance of a belt.
“With the career I’ve had, I didn’t want to be going back to small hall shows,” Cullen said. “I’m not saying I’m better than that but, money-wise, it’d be easier going back to work. I went away for a week with the Mrs and the kids and I had a phone call when I landed asking if I wanted to go to Germany. I’d be stupid not to.
“Steve said, ‘We’ve been offered a fight. It’s entirely up to you if you want to take it or not.’
“I rang Mike [Jennings, his trainer] and said I’d be back in the gym tomorrow and he laughed and said he thought I’d retired. Him and Steve had already spoken about it while I was away. I was on holiday longer than I was retired.”
Cullen admits this is a make-or-break fight for him, saying: “I’m looking forward to it and I’m not going all the way over there and getting beat. This is my last opportunity. It’s s**t or bust with this.”
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