Bristol's Dan Stewart put his name in lights on Sunday evening when he stopped Robin Deakin inside three rounds.

Stewart dominated his highly-fancied opponent, trained by Graham Earl, with a range of strong body shots and left hooks during the sold-out Bristol Fight Factory dinner show at the Thistle Hotel,.

Stewart, from Patchway, said: "I just went out and thought I would give it a really good show for four rounds and then try and finish it in the fifth.

"He's come out and I started really well, and I dropped him. I did get involved a bit too much, with all the crowd there and everything it got me going.

"My corner told me to relax and to box sensibly and I would beat him easily. He started holding and got a warning, and from there on I just boxed really well and was catching him with loads of shots.

"I started hurting him and then dropped him in the third with a left hook.

"I don't think he was going to make the count and his corner pulled him out."

Stewart has set his sights on following Danny Butler's path to the Prizefighter via the British Masters and Area titles.

"I'm going to have a warm-up fight and then hopefully I'll be fighting for the British Masters title in April," said the 22-year-old.

"Danny Butler won a Masters belt and then he managed to get onto Prizefighter, so hopefully I can do the same."