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Conor Benn beats Colombian Samuel Vargas in first round of welterweight clash in London
British boxer edging closer to world title shot - 18 wins from 18 fights
Shannon Courtenay wins WBA bantamweight title with hard-fought victory over Australia's Ebanie Bridges
WBO super-middleweight champion Savannah Marshall retains title against Sweden's Maria Lindberg
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Conor Benn produced the most destructive display of his career to knockout Samuel Vargas in 80 seconds.
The British welterweight was expected to face a test against an experienced rival but he pounced on an opening.
Two right-left combinations rocked Colombia's Vargas, a barrage of punches followed and a hard uppercut on the ropes saw the bout stopped.
Benn said: "Start putting respect on my name. I'm putting the Benn name where it belongs - back at the top."
The son of former two-weight world champion Nigel Benn added: "No-one had banged him out in a round. Easy, easy. Give me a proper test, give me Amir Khan. He's too busy messing about with reality shows.
"I can live with this hype. I'm ready for the top dogs, I want them, I want to test myself. I was expecting a hard fight. I'm the most improved fighter global."
Britain's Savannah Marshall made easy work of her WBO world middleweight title defence against late 44-year-old stand-in Maria Lindberg.
Sweden's Lindberg - a four-time world-title challenger - took the contest at less than a week's notice and, after being floored in the second round, she could not climb from the canvas when down again in the third.
It was an effortless and destructive display from Marshall and after her 10th win in as many fights, she said she now hoped to face America's two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, who holds the other three world titles at middleweight.
"I punch too hard for Claressa Shields," Marshall said. "She's not interested and doesn't want to know. She'd much rather call out Katie Taylor, who is four weight classes below her. I'm not going to wait around.
"The utmost respect for Maria. I am grateful she stepped in. Sunday it looked like I wasn't even fighting. A change of opponent is hard to take when you've trained for weeks on a certain style. I didn't think it would go like that and I'm over the moon with it."
Great Britain's Shannon Courtenay produced a fiercely determined performance to beat Ebanie Bridges in an enthralling fight and become a world champion for the first time.
Courtenay was bloodied from early on but a swelling over Australian Bridges' left eye proved key late in the fight.
It allowed Courtenay to produce a huge ninth round and finish strongly. The cards read 97-94 98-92 98-92 to give an emotional Courtenay the vacant WBA world bantamweight title.
It was a bout 5 Live boxing analyst Steve Bunce said "might have been the best women's fight we've ever seen in this country".
The margin of the unanimous points win was harsh on Bridges but on hearing her name read, 27-year-old Courtenay - who entered boxing when she turned her back on a party lifestyle in order to lose weight - screamed with delight.
Scotland's Kash Farooq is the new WBC International Silver Bantamweight champion after he beat Alexander Espinoza by unanimous decision.
The 25-year-old won the fight on all three judges scorecards by 97-93, 97-95 and 97-94 over 10 rounds.
It takes his record to 15 wins in 16 fights, with only one defeat which came in November 2019 to fellow Scot Lee McGregor.
It was only the second defeat of 28-year-old Espinoza's career.
Right, let's have a look back at what's happened at the Copper Box in London tonight...
More from Conor Benn in his interview with BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra: "When I hit him I realised he was there to be hit. That sounds silly but when I hit him I felt there is no way you will live up to these punches.
"I was sparring middleweights, so when you're talking strength it's coming. I am not even in my prime and I'm knocking out geezers. Wait until I'm 28, 29, 30, I'm cleaning up.
"Why should I not be confident in my ability. People don't like that but I work way too hard to not be confident."
Conor Benn tells BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra: "I was expecting a hard 12 rounds. Legendary fighters haven't done what I did there. I will continue to develop. Hard work beats talent when talent don't work hard.
"If I listen to all the critics and negativity throughout my career I wouldn't be where I am now. You have to have faith in your team and ability and you can get anywhere.
"It's always improvement. I never had the GB pedigree. I chose that so I can't complain. I didn't know it would be like this. I have adapted, learned and grown.
"I was very chilled in the changing room. That comes with experience and maturity. Now I know why people say you can't rush these things. I was thinking there is no way this geezer can live with me.
"My dad says when you see the opening, pounce on him. That was the last message from him. My hunger I can't pinpoint where it comes from. Sometimes I think I am not alright in the head."
Promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports Boxing: "Wow. What a performance. I sat down nervous. This was a test. Vargas was in tremendous shape.
"Amir Khan is a big jump, but that's a huge fight. I would still like to see Conor win a European title but after a performance like that how can you not get excited and look at the big names.
"It's not a story of him being a legend's son anymore. It's becoming that people will go up to Nigel Benn and say 'you're Conor's dad'.
"He outworks everyone in the gym, it's hard to not get really, really excited. He will be a superstar."
Lawrence Okolie
WBO World Cruiserweight Champion on BBC Radio 5 Live
Boxing is a hard sport. I can tell you that. The early mornings, the injuries, the big stages, it's pressure. To do that when you don't have to for financial gain like Benn that shows you who he is.
Mike Costello
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live
What an impressive win. That's a performance that will send a message around the global welterweight division even if it doesn't frighten the top end.
Some quotes from Conor Benn, who tells Sky Sports Boxing: "No-one had banged him out in a round. Easy, easy. Give me a proper test, give me Amir Khan. He's too busy messing about with reality shows.
"I can live with this hype. I'm ready for the top dogs, I want them, I want to test myself.
"I was expecting a hard fight. I'm the most improved fighter global. I apply myself 100% and have faith in my team. I've got the most experienced team in the business.
"I was hitting him and it felt good. He was just there so I let my hands go and I landed. He was there to be hit, so I hit him.
"Start putting respect on my name. I'm putting the Benn name where it belongs - back at the top."
Steve Bunce
Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live
At welterweight we are blessed with two men - Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford and they can compete with anyone in any era. I think Benn just gate crashed the chasing pack.
Mike Costello
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live
Conor Benn against David Avanesyan is one of the most exciting fights that can be made in a British ring now.
Conor has told me he may get beaten one day and that test will come psychologically and he is prepared to overcome it.
Lawrence Okolie
WBO World Cruiserweight Champion on BBC Radio 5 Live
I would love to see him maybe in a few more domestic dust ups where there's pressure. There are more domestic to European level fights. They are great fights to learn and if he can pull off displays like that against them he is ready for whatever.
Steve Bunce
Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live
That sends a bit of a warning. That confuses things a little in the welterweight scene.
Mike Costello
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live
Some nostalgia as that's the kind of performance and finish his dad delivered when he was winning world titles.
Ring announcer David Diamante announces the winner and that the stoppage came after one minute 20 seconds.
Eighty seconds of sheer brilliance from the Briton and 80 seconds of pain for Vargas.
Lawrence Okolie
WBO World Cruiserweight Champion on BBC Radio 5 Live
He has had limited experience but that was a world class finish.
Steve Bunce
Boxing pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live
If you let Benn open up he will hurt you but that was still a great big shock.