Welterweight duo are thrillers at the Villa

The two welterweights, managed by Jon Pegg, were impressive features of Tommy Owens' show on Saturday night as they scored victories.

Midlands title holder Eggington made Lewis van Poetsch's farewell fight a painful experience, with a second round technical knock-out.

Van Poetsch was determined to finish on a high, before taking time out from the sport to study at university, and had former European light middleweight champion Ryan Rhodes in his corner.

But the 23-year-old had no answer to Eggington's power as 'the Savage,' 20, battered him from pillar to post soon after the opening bell.

He softened him up with spiteful body shots in the first round before forcing the finish in the second session, referee Kevin Parker stepping in.

'Poochi' was in real trouble after a hammer of a left hook dumped him onto his back-side, although he gamely rose to continue with his defences scrambled.

Eggington stepped in to unload a barrage of punches, a flurry of hooks to the head forcing van Poetsch to touch down again. Parker had seen enough and acted, with no arguments.

Trainer Pegg said: "Sam is maturing as a fighter and took him apart, but stayed relaxed as he did it. The other lad had come to fight, too.

"He had only ever been stopped twice before, once on his feet and then on cuts, but you could see his head was spinning by the end. He told me he had never been hit so hard."

Breeze, like Eggington, was a multi-time national champion as an amateur and was turning over into the paid ring at welterweight.

But it was safety first for the 18-year-old, a product of Walsall Wood Boxing Club, as he outpointed Matthew Ashmole over four rounds.

'Danny Boy' popped out his fists to fend off his experienced opponent before stepping up the pace in the last two rounds, putting combinations together to finish on a high.

Pegg said: "Dan's opponent was a typically tough journeyman and he was thinking about his fitness, as all new professionals do. I don't think he was as tired as he thought he would be.

"He found his feet as the fight wore on and looked flashy, at times. I was pleased with what I saw from him and I am sure there's more to come."