Danny Dignum produced a superb performance as he stopped Grant Dennis to retain his WBO European middleweight title on Friday’s MTK Fight Night.
The two men went head to head at York Hall in London, with undefeated Dignum dropping Dennis several times in round six to keep hold of his title.
Elsewhere on the card, Lee McGregor was held to a draw with Diego Ruiz, while there were also wins for Bilal Fawaz, Paul Ryan, Joe Giles, George Mitchell and Jordan Flynn.
It was a back and forth affair between Dignum (14-0-1, 8 KOs) and Dennis (17-4, 3 KOs) during the opening rounds of the contest, but Dignum began to take over as the halfway stage approached.
Dignum dropped Dennis at the start of round six, with two more knockdowns following, and while he was able to get up to his feet each time, the referee decided he had seen enough and waved off the bout, handing Dignum the impressive win.
Dignum said: “I feel good. I’ve had 10 months out of the ring and now I’m back to winning ways. I just want to keep the ball rolling and I want a date penciled in straight away.
“Full credit to Grant Dennis. He’s a good fighter, but I felt he was a bit negative and I felt I had to chase him a bit, but that was probably the right tactics for him as I may have got him out of there a bit sooner.
“Win, lose or draw, we learn from it, and thank you to my team, as I couldn’t do it without them. We’re learning day in, day out in the gym.”