Stephen Smith claimed another tight points decision over John Simpson to win the British featherweight title in another cracking contest between the two in Liverpool.
Just as in their epic clash back in September, the two fighters produced another action-packed 12 rounds in which they both showed plenty of heart and spirit, but with Smith just about edging the contest in what was only his 12th outing in the paid ranks.
A fast start saw Smith almost stop Simpson in the first round, but his furious pace soon started to tell and the Scotsman then took control, but yet again he just failed to do enough to get the nod from the judges.
Dave Parris scored it a draw whilst Howard Foster gave it to Smith by a point, with Terry O'Connor 118-112 scoreline in favour of Smith being something of a mystery.
"Again I started well and finished well, I slightly fell apart in the middle rounds but I'm only going to learn against an experienced fighter like this guy," Smith told Sky Sports at ringside.
A whirlwind start threatened to cut the fight short with Simpson in all sorts of trouble in the very first round with Smith wobbling him twice and unloading a barrage of attacks on the Scotsman.
Simpson is a tough nut to crack though and he held out for the first and second round, which was also another furiously busy one from Smith and he still sensed he could take Simpson out early.
The Scotsman continued to scrap away though and after consolidating in rounds five and six he started to get the upper hand in the seventh as the gas tank started to empty on Smith after setting such a furious pace early on.
Simpson was growing in stature and in the eighth he caught a tiring Smith and all of a sudden he was forced to hang on as he was twice in trouble during the round which went the Scotsman's way.
Just as Simpson had done early on though, 25-year-old Smith - now 12-0 (6KOs) - showed great heart to somehow battle back into the fight in the 10th and the fight seemed dead even going into the final two rounds.
Simpson was disgusted with the scores, adding: "I won the fight here and I won it in Scotland, there's no point in a third fight because I've won the other two - I'm gutted - how a judge can score it six rounds to Stephen I don't know."
Also on the bill, Liverpool heavyweight David Price, 27, came through his biggest test to date with flying colours after a devastating first round knockout of American Raphael Butler.
The experienced Butler, known as 'The Silencer' has sparred with Vitali Klitschko and troubled a number of big names during a 47-fight career but was taken out by a thumping right hand in the opening minute.
He was given the chance to continue but was down again soon after and Price (10-0 8KOs) claimed an impressive win that proved his class and he says he will now fight John McDermott on June 11.
"I'm delighted with how it went," said Price. "This fellow is a dangerous opponent but I'm not going to get tested until I'm at the top level, that's how it's going to be from now on. I'm world class, I know I am, I just need the right fights to develop and I'm there, I know I am.
"John McDermott's definitely next, its going to be another step up but ill be ready for it, I expect a tough fight but I expect to win."