For him it was the curtain call on almost seven years in professional boxing .
A sixth - round stoppage at the hands of Stoke 's Scott Lawton in 2009 -- a third consecutive defeat - -- convinced Mathews to say enough was enough .
For Mathews it was the curtain call on almost seven years in professional boxing .
A sixth - round stoppage at the hands of Stoke 's Scott Lawton in 2009 -- a third consecutive defeat - -- convinced Mathews to say enough was enough .