 He lost his next bout to Ike Quartey, but in 2006 has rallied with wins over Juan Carlos Candelo and Teddy Reid, televised by ESPN.On March 27, 2008, Phillips beat Cory Spinks by disputed split decision to regain the IBF light middleweight title.The announcer for donkingtv.com had scored the bout 119-110 for Spinks.