Former world champion quits after British title defeat
Former WBC super-middleweight champion Robin Reid has announced his retirement from boxing following his defeat to Carl Froch in Nottingham on Friday.
Reid saw his bid to dethrone British champion Froch end after five rounds, with the 36-year-old forced to quit on his stool with a shoulder injury.
And Reid, who was put on the canvas twice by Froch, has now admitted the time is right to call time on his 44-fight career.
Reid told the Manchester Evening News: "That was my last fight. It's all wear and tear and there is life after boxing.
"I have just got engaged to my girlfriend and we will get married next year some time.
Experience
"I will hopefully pass on the experience I have picked up over the years, from winning a bronze at the Olympic Games, the WBC title, the IBO title and getting in with some great fighters like Joe Calzaghe."
Reid won the Olympic bronze in 1992 and within four years he had become a world champion, having travelled to Milan to stop Vincenzo Nardiello in the seventh for the WBC belt.
Reid lost the belt to South African Sugarboy Malinga just 14 months later, and went on lose controversial decisions to Joe Calzaghe in 1999 and Sven Ottke in 2003 in world title fights.
The Runcorn fighter's last world title chance saw him lose in seven rounds to Jeff Lacy in 2005.
