Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan edges the early rounds of his Commonwealth lightweight title fight with Willie Limond
However, in the sixth the Scotsman lands a volley of punches that floors the young favourite
The Bolton fighter survives and reciprocates the treatment in the seventh, sending Limond sprawling
Limond bravely weathers a tough eighth before being forced to retire with nose and jaw injuries to hand Khan victory
Fans in London are also treated to the WBO featherweight title fight between Steve Luevano and Nicky Cook
The southpaw proves too much for Dagenham's Cook, who finds himself on the canvas on five occasions
A vicious body shot in the 11th finally accounts for Cook and takes Luevano's record to 33 wins in 34 fights
In the heavyweight contest of the night, Michael Sprott and Matt Skelton duel for Commonwealth honours
In what turns out to be a dismal 12-round contest, Skelton retains his belt by a majority points decision
Kevin Mitchell beats Alexander Hrluev to add the WBO Intercontinental super featherweight title to his IBF version
While Bradley Pryce defends his Commonwealth light middleweight title by stopping Anthony Small in the seventh
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