"I went down and got back up but my feet was not under me and the referee stepped in and stopped the fight." Manswell revealed that the defeat did not push him down in the ratings, so "I'll be fighting again next month, hopefully in Trinidad". Asked why he did not notify the T&T Boxing Board of Control of his decision to fight Stiverne at short notice, he said he never did it before and did not see any reason to do it now.
