His main challenge remains a potential showdown with Japan’s undisputed world champion Naoya Inoue, who holds all four of the major boxing governing bodies’ belts – the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO.

Davies’ Saturday night fight with Robles at Resorts World Arena was for the IBO title, and he could not have performed better in front of promoter Frank Warren as he continues to knock at the door.

“I’m a small boy from Telford,” said Davies. “And I don’t think I was one of his favourites.

“I’m becoming a problem to him. But all of that’s out of my hands for now.

“I didn’t come in with much, I didn’t have much backing and I started on smaller shows.

“But I’m going to continue to work hard and chase bigger challenges and bigger titles – and make more memories for the people I love the most.

“I said to Frank Warren after: ‘Send me to Saudi. Let’s get some of that oil money. I deserve some’.”

Liam Davies was talking to BBC Radio Shropshire’s Mark Elliott