Dillian Whyte has received sincere advice over his boxing career after his most recent loss in the ring.
The former world title challenger was knocked out inside one round by fellow British heavyweight Moses Itauma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this past Saturday (August 16).
The manner of the defeat poses big questions for the 37-year-old as it is unclear what he can still offer in big heavyweight fights at this stage of his career.
After making a delayed entrance to the ring, Whyte was soon on the back foot in the contest due to being on the receiving end of Itauma's fast combinations.
Soon after, Whyte was caught by a devastating right hook to the middle of his head and never recovered, leaving Swedish referee Mikael Hook no choice but to wave off the contest.
Itauma's rapid victory sees him improve to 13-0, with eight of those wins now being decided in the opening round.
The 20-year-old is tipped for a bright future in the heavyweight division and could fight undisputed champion of the division, Oleksandr Usyk or ex-world champion Joseph Parker down the line.
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Johnny Nelson's thoughts on Whyte's future after latest loss
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Whyte has now been stopped in three of his last seven bouts, and there is debate over what is ultimately next for the Jamaican-born fighter.
According to former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson, it should be the end of the road for the 37-year-old because there are no obvious fights for him to take next.
"If Dillian Whyte is going to fight again, who does he fight? That's the problem. He's made some decent dough," said Nelson on Froch on Fighting.
"Dillian looked in brilliant condition, but he was up against a young gun that could fight. So where does he go from here? I hope he retires, but the choice is his," the 58-year-old added.
Nelson then mentioned that is is unpleasant to see fighters suffer brutal losses at the latter point in their careers and Whyte must think about life after boxing.
"I don't like seeing fighters finishing like that. He's a nice guy (Whyte), he's down to earth. So he's got to understand there are bigger things outside of boxing in this life, he's got to understand what he wants," the Brit explained.
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