British super middleweight contender Callum Smith (18-0, 13 KOs) stopped countryman Rocky Fielding (21-1, 12 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
In a clash of unbeaten local rivals, Smith floored Fielding three times in a 165-second demolition before the referee stopped the fight.
Smith dropped Fielding with a big right hand inside 30 seconds and, although Fielding got up and fought back, as he charged forward, he was nailed with a left hook to the head…