SOUTHAMPTON's Lewie Edmondson is enjoying some downtime and remains relaxed about what happens after his Commonwealth title defence.

The 29 year old touched down in Mexico earlier this week, having beaten Oluwatosin Kejawa via unanimous decision in Bournemouth on Saturday.

Edmondson was backed by a Southampton-heavy crowd on a card which was headlined by Ryan Garner, who himself won a first European crown.

The 11-0 fighter has been "non-stop" in the gym since even before winning his Commonwealth and British titles against Dan Azeez in October.

"It has been a long camp," Edmondson told the ​Daily Echo. "I haven’t really had a break since the last fight, you know?

"This fight was a bit of an unknown because we didn’t know too much about the fighter. We saw a few videos, he was a lot of time on the back foot.

"We were speaking to a few other fighters in the game. I know he’s been doing a lot of sparring with Denzel Bentley and everyone was saying he comes forward.

"It’s another good win, title defence. I thought the referee was a little bit harsh. I thought I could have had him out of there in round one.

"I think it was a good shot but he said it was down the back of the head. But listen, I think they had me winning nearly every single round.

"I was very comfortable and took the least damage possible, which I think is important in this game because we’re seeing a lot of tragedies.

"It’s all good, pleasing the crowd and everybody’s shouting and jumping around, singing and dancing, but are they going to be there when things go wrong?

"Probably not, so to be fair, I’m not overly fussed about pleasing them on the night, I just want to win and take the least damage possible.

"But I want to thank everyone for their support. We’re ready to push forward. We want to bring the biggest fights possible to Southampton."

Light-heavyweight Edmondson believes he has learnt more about his own physical condition from his preparation for the Oluwatosin fight.

"I feel like I was probably peaking about three weeks before this fight and by the time it came round, I didn’t quite manage to peak properly," he said. 

"I started to get a little bit ill towards the back end of this camp, a bit of a chest infection. I started picking up a few niggles, the camp was too long.

"I think I’m just going to have a little bit of downtime, a little holiday, relax, recharge, and then get back to the drawing board and see what the next steps are.

"We’re learning about our bodies and we’re learning what works for us every day, let alone every camp. But I was very eager, obviously.

"I won the belt in October so I was straight back in the gym on a Wednesday. That was like four and a half months ago and it is a bit too long.

"I was a little bit lighter than I’d like to have been as well, I’d like to have a little bit more weight on me but nothing’s ever perfect, it’s the sport that we’re in."

Admittedly, attentions will soon turn to 'The Saint' Edmondson's next steps, which will undoubtedly be another hotly-anticipated, high-selling TV bout.

The winner of Shakan Pitters and Daniel Blenda Dos Santos, vying for the vacant European title in London next month, has been mooted as a potential opponent.

Ben Whittaker is also set to rematch Liam Cameron in April, with Edmondson keeping a close eye on the winner of that Birmingham bout.

Meanwhile, a future clash with WBC International champ Ezra Taylor continues to hot up after some choice words between the pair at Edmondson's pre-fight weigh in.

Looking ahead, Edmondson said: "We don’t know what it will be at the minute. There’s some talk of some fights and those are options there.

"Shakan Pitters is fighting for the European and that’s a possibility if he wins that, while we’ve got that Ezra Taylor fight that they’re trying to build.

"That possibly could happen, but he’s fighting on May 10, so are we going to wait to go after that, are we going to fight before that? I’m not too sure.

"To be fair, I’ve been in camp a long, long time. I haven’t stopped since way before the Azeez fight and I haven’t stopped until now either.

"I think it’s always that same pressure now. Obviously, we’ve got the belts, and we’re the champion, and for everybody we have a target on the back.

"Everybody’s always got something to say, and people want what we’ve got. There’s always that little bit of added pressure now."

For now, it is a chance for Edmondson to merely recover. But he admits there will not be too much reflection - and no resting on his laurels.

"I think we never really appreciate what we’re doing and what we’ve done until it’s over, maybe," pondered the champion. 

"Then we look back on it, because at the minute, we’re just always striving for success, and we always want more, we always want better.

"It’s quite hard, other people seem to appreciate it but I think we don’t until we’re done. We’re always striving for more and that’s what makes us who we are."