'Defeat won’t define me', says Barnsley's favourite boxer Callum Simpson
It was painful to watch, like a Rolls-Royce hurtling into a head-on clash with a bulldozer.
Callum Simpson was the victim of a car crash fight, which signalled the end of an 18-match winning run and the surrendering of three hard-won belts.
But the boxer, who had just spent 10 awkward rounds trying to peel opponent Troy Williamson's forehead off his chest, wasn't going to make any excuses.
Barnsley's favourite boxing son had been dropped to the canvas four times in one agonising, one-sided round.
Yet his first thoughts after being TKO'd were to congratulate Williamson and demand a rematch. He wants another go.
More specifically, the 29-year-old wants his British, Commonwealth and European Super Middleweight titles back.
To do that, he must return, stronger, better and with a smarter game plan.
He had played second fiddle to the Williamson, who came with the intention of ploughing directly into the taller man, taking away his reach, precision and power.
And once he was in there, he stayed there.
The normally fluent Callum was repeatedly shackled by Troy's iron-clad strategy at Leeds Arena, unable to stop him piling forward with an energy that was difficult to match.
The Darlington visitor (previously 21-4-1) certainly wasn't above using his head and forearms like a bar room brawler.
He was a truly horrible opponent to deal with. That was the plan and and Simpson couldn't unravel it.
In round 10 the South Yorkshireman was on the floor within seconds.
He got up, was royally battered, and slumped to his knees again. Then a right hand sent him straight back to the canvas. Finally, barely able to stand, he was felled again and his night was over and his belts were changing hands.
The 34-year-old victor brazenly put on a push-up exhibition to prove he would have had plenty left in the tank, had it gone on longer.
The event had been a domestic dose of reality coming after the bizarre Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua spectacle in the US the night before.
But thoughts of international nights are on hold for Callum; it is back to the drawing board for him.
At least he knows he has a loyal fan base behind him as he heads into the second phase of his career, under the Boxxer promotion.
On Sunday morning, Simpson posted: "Last night wasn’t my night, which I will learn from, but the support was unbelievable.
"The amount of messages and love I’ve received has been genuinely overwhelming. Thank you to everyone for sticking by me, from Barnsley to all across Yorkshire.
"I’m incredibly proud to have brought another big night to Yorkshire and some unforgettable nights to our town, and I know there are still some massive nights ahead of us.
"Huge respect and congratulations to Troy Williamson on the win. I hope you have a great Christmas with your family.
"This setback doesn’t define me. I’ll learn from it, regroup, and come back stronger. Yorkshire grit. Barnsley pride. We dust ourselves off and go again."
Unbeaten Barnsley fighters, middleweight Cory Sagar and welterweight Jake Jon Cleary kept the South Yorkshire flag flying at the BBC filmed show.
Sagar, 21, saw off home fighter Joe Hardy in four rounds.
Jamie Kennedy-trained Cleary, 28, had a tight 58-57 victory over another Leeds opponent, the previously unbeaten Ellis Ward, in no-holds-barred six rounds.