BURY boxer Scott Quigg is vowing to come back stronger than ever after suffering a broken jaw in his first professional defeat against Carl Frampton on Saturday.

The 27-year-old lost for the first time in almost nine years to a split decision, surrendering his WBA super bantamweight world title to the IBF king from Belfast at a packed Manchester Arena.

Quigg admitted his devastation at losing the eagerly-anticipated clash but is focusing on the future.

And he revealed a pep talk from Manchester United and England football captain Wayne Rooney post-fight gave him a confidence boost.

Quigg said: "I am killing inside – I am absolutely devastated.

"I am a born winner. If anyone shows you a good loser I will say they are a born loser.

"But I will come back and be better for it.

"As soon as I can get back in the gym I will be putting the work in to make sure it never happens again.

"He (Rooney) told me to keep my chin up.

"I said I will have to keep it straight first at the minute.

"He said he had lost Champions League finals and it hurts but you have to learn from it and come back stronger.

"Words like that from someone of his stature help and I am grateful to him."

Quigg admitted a slow start to the fight probably cost him in a bout that went the distance and was a close one to call.

He added: "I thought the first four or five rounds were like a bit of a chess match.

"I felt in control. He was probably a bit busier but nothing was landing.

"At the end of the fourth round, though, he caught me with a peach of an uppercut that has done my jaw.

"I had to re-evaluate what I was doing a little bit.

"After that I looked to start going through the gears but maybe I left it a bit late.

"In the early rounds I maybe didn’t get my shots away quick enough."

After recovering from an operation to correct his broken jaw, Quigg is targeting a rematch with Frampton later this year.

And promoter Eddie Hearn says if the demand from TV companies is there to screen the fight, it will happen – in Belfast.

Hearn said: "We had an agreement that if the TV broadcasters wanted the fight we would return to Belfast for the same split of Frampton won.

"Once Scott watches that back I think he’ll feel like he can win the fight.

"We would jump at it with both hands.

"I think outdoors at Windsor Park would be a good venue.

"But there are other options for Scott as well once he is over the injury."