Paul Smith has claimed that he does not regret attempting to get onto the front foot in the latter stages of his loss to Arthur Abraham in the WBO super-middleweight title bout.
Abraham was ahead on the judges' scorecards heading into the closing rounds, which forced Smith to attack, but the 32-year-old insists that he had no other choice as the fight slipped away in Berlin.
"I remember thinking in the 10th, 'what's the worst that can happen?'" Smith told Sky Sports News.
"So what if I got chinned? I had to go for it. I'd rather take a loss on the chin than do nothing and just survive. It's alright for me as a pundit to say 'go out on your shield' but I remember thinking I wouldn't accept defeat with three rounds to go.
"No complaints, it was a tough and hard fight and he hurt me. You can either accept defeat with three rounds left or you can go for it. I genuinely tried and I've got no regrets. The only thing I'd change is getting caught but I didn't see the shot coming. That was a big shot on the chin and I felt my legs go."
Abraham won by scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 117-111 to defend his title.
