Conor Cooke made Anthony Holmes quit on his stool to claim gold in the BKFC Fight Night headliner on Saturday.
Cooke connected early with a glancing right hand, busting Holmes open near his right eyebrow. The cut appeared to have an impact on Holmes, who spent the remainder of the opening round on his back foot.
Holmes desperately tried to close the distance in the second, but Cooke made him pay, opening another cut on the opposite eye. That prompted the referee to pause the action and have the cut checked by the ringside physician.