Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Before a massive home crowd, IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (20-0, 14KOs) stopped mandatory challenger Chris Avalos (25-3, 19KOs) in the fifth round.

Frampton started slow in the first but picked up the pace in every round. In the fifth, he rocked Avalos with a combination and started unloading with accurate shots, over and over, until the referee Howard Foster had no choice - and jumped in to wave the fight off as Avalos was badly hurt and wobbling.

Belfast prospect Marco McCullough (12-1, 8KOs) enjoyed a first-round stoppage on his return to full fitness, easily dispatching Georgian Malkhaz Tatrishvali in just one minute, nine seconds of the contest.

In a battle of undefeated heavyweights, Dillian Whyte (14-0, 11KOs) knocked out Beka Lobjanidze (10-1, 8KOs) in four rounds, sending him down for the full account after a barrage in the fourth.

Viktor Plotnykov (32-2, 15KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Denton Vassell (21-3, 11KOs) to capture the vacant IBF Inter-Continental welterweight championship. The scores were 118-108, 118-108, 115-111.

In a battle of undefeated middleweight prospects, Conrad Cummungs (6-0, 2KOs) won an eight round decision over Roberto Palenzuela (3-1-1, 1KO). The sole score was 80-72.

MORE RESULTS TO COME..............