JOE JOYCE says there is "no chance" he will retire after his rematch with Zhilei Zhang ended in another brutal knockout defeat.
The 38-year-old came in at the heaviest weight of his career in an attempt to exact revenge on the Chinese heavyweight, having being stopped for the first time in his career in April.
But there was a sense of inevitability from the opening bell before the Brit was dropped in the third round with a crushing right hook.
His career appears to be on the line months after being discussed in the same bracket as champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Despite the setback, Joyce insisted: "I'm feeling good, I'm feeling OK. It's not the end of the world.
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