Hearn: For Campbell There is Mitchell, Crolla, Burns

Luke Campbell won the battle of the Hull lightweights with a 10th-round stoppage of the brave Tommy Coyle in an electrifying encounter at the KC Lightstream Stadium.

The London 2012 gold medallist knocked down his former sparring partner and friend in the second round with a brutal body shot, but Coyle not only survived the round he kept coming forward in their fight which doubled as a WBC lightweight eliminator.

It was a trait the game 25-year-old continued to adopt but he was continually beaten to the punch and another body shot in the 10th proved to be the beginning of the end, with Campbell knocking his opponent down twice more before the referee ended the contest with Coyle reeling in the corner.

However, Campbell, who improved his record to 12-0 with 10KOs, was undoubtedly given the stiffest test of his professional career as he was taken past eight rounds for the first time.

Promoter Eddie Hearn added: "He's Britain's greatest ever amateur. In two years I want him fighting for a world title here. In the meantime, it's a red-hot division domestically. Kevin Mitchell is here, Anthony Crolla is here and there's Terry Flanagan, Derry Mathews and Ricky Burns.

"He's going to be a world champion. It's a wonderful time for British boxing and in the lightweight division and this kid is going to be right in the mix."