DARWEN boxing prospect Mickey Ellison fell to his first career defeat when he was beaten on points by Carl Wild on Friday night, and insists it was a fight he should have won.

The light-heavyweight prospect dropped to a 2-1 record at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.

The 27-year-old Ellison was visibly upset at the decision as the scorecards of 37-40 were read out to announce Wild as the winner.

And he said after the bout: “I was robbed, I’ve watched it back and everyone had me winning by a point.

“I haven’t got a mark on me, I landed the cleaner shots, his just landed on my gloves. He might have been busier but he didn’t land any clean shots.”

“I’d like to box him again later on in the year. I’ve lost so I want to put it right, just for myself.”

Ellison insists he can learn from the defeat as he plots a return to the ring in the summer.

“It’ll make me a better fighter," he added. "I’ve learnt loads from that fight that fighting 10 journeyman couldn’t have taught me.

“I could have knocked out a foreigner and not learnt anything but instead I’d rather have those kind of fights and learn, so there’s lots of positives to take from it.

“I’m going on holiday in a couple of weeks for my delayed honeymoon. As soon as I’m back I want to get straight in the gym and want to have boxed by July, then I want to box every month thereafter.”