Britain's Terry Flanagan defended his WBO light-weight crown in staggering trend by using knocking out the usa's Diego Magdaleno within the second round.
The undefeated Manchester fighter, 26, earned the WBO title by means of a technical knockout towards Jose Zepeda in July.
And he stopped Magdaleno, 28, after catching him with a pounding left hook.
past, Liverpool's Liam Smith earned his first WBO light-middleweight title after defeating American John Thompson with a seventh-circular knockout.
Flanagan came into the combat with 28-0 record but Magdaleno became regarded the greatest look at various of his career after Zepeda retired injured in his previous title fight.
however the British southpaw turned into untroubled in front of his domestic fanatics at the Manchester enviornment and comprehensive off Magdaleno with a flurry of punches earlier than the referee stepped in.
"After his first knockdown I didn't go down too daft however after I caught him with one more few pictures I knew he become there for a taking," Flanagan spoke of of his opponent, who had lost only as soon as in his old 27 fights.
"a couple of individuals referred to I failed to should be world champion but I proved tonight that i am a true world champion."
Smith, who is undefeated in 22 bouts, took extra time to seal his first world belt and gave the impression to be in the back of to his New Jersey opponent after 5 rounds.
but after touchdown a left hook in the sixth, he then sent Thompson, 26, sprawling to the canvas with a straight appropriate.
The 27-yr-historic is one in all four boxing brothers and the first to win an international title.
"He became coming apart because the combat wore on, as quickly as I received into my rhythm, I bought him," Smith said. "It changed into my class of part the longer it went.
"It was seven years to the day that I made my skilled debut, so i'm so very proud
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