The Bradford lightweight suffered his second successive defeat when Saturday's clash with Tom Glover was stopped because of persistent low blows.

Following on from last year's stoppage loss to Martin Gethin, it has thrown up further question marks about Siddique's ability to crack the British scene.

But the man himself has no doubts - and is adamant he is no spent force.

Siddique vowed: "I will come back from this, 100 per cent. I've still got so much to offer.

"I will box him again and Gethin. If I have to wait a week, a month or a year, I will get him again and beat him.

"I'm 31 but I've still got five years in this game. As Shane Moseley said, 30s are the new 20s.

"Fighters like Junior Witter are still boxing for world titles at 36, so I'm sure I can still compete at domestic level.

"I'm straight back in the gym and I'll be back in action a lot sooner this time, probably next month or August.

"I'll fight my way back up. I don't care how long it takes. I've got a good team behind me and I sell a lot of tickets. I'm value for money and I'll get my chance."

Siddique beat Glover two years ago but the Essex man proved a much tougher proposition second time around after recently winning the southern-area welterweight crown.

But Siddique, while bitter about the outcome, has no regrets at taking on a tough challenge in his first fight for 11 months.

He said: "I could have had a six-rounder on an undercard somewhere against a journeyman I would beat comfortably. But that showed my character.

"I'd been out for a year and went straight into a ten-rounder against a guy who'd won a belt and was coming off a good win against Chas Symonds, who's top ten in the country.

"He's a tough kid who had trained hard and came to win. He's number one for the English title and will prove in the future what a good fighter he is.

"I was ring rusty and fought him two weights above my natural one but I felt physically fine.

"That fight should have gone to points. I always come on strong in the last round and if I didn't get the two points deducted, I would have won it hands down.

"But I'm not going to feel sorry for myself. I know I'll be back."