UNDEFEATED English Welterweight champion Michael Jennings saw off the challenge of Junior Witter's sparring partner Gavin Down.

Chesterfield-based Down, aged 28, has gone into the contest as favourite, but wss out-boxed by Jennings until the referee stepped in to stop the fight in the ninth round.

On the undercard to the Hatton-Tszyu fight, David Barnes was beaten to the Commonwealth Welterweight title by Ghanaian Joshua Okine - the first defeat of his career.