Sandy Ryan ruthlessly stopped British rival Terri Harper to retain her WBO welterweight title in Sheffield.
Ryan launched a ferocious attack from the opening bell, unloading a string of hurtful combinations and Harper was pulled out of the fight by her corner before the start of the fourth round. Harper was bidding to become a three-weight world champion, but she had no answer to the relentless aggression from Ryan, who landed a big right hand at the end of the second round.
In the main event, Dalton Smith continued his unbeaten rise towards a world title fight with a fifth-round knockout win over Jose Zepeda. Smith, who has been linked with a future fight against Adam Azim, dramatically ended the fight with a perfectly placed body shot. Zepeda, a former world title challenger, wilted to the floor and could not beat the count as Smith claimed the WBC 'silver' belt and a career-best win.
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