Daniel Dubois retained the WBO heavyweight title after Fabio Wardley's corner stopped their fight in the second round at the O2 Arena.
Tuoi Tre reported that the British champion established control almost immediately and maintained pressure throughout the short contest.
An early knockdown
Dubois knocked Wardley down 17 seconds after the opening bell.
The referee counted, and Wardley recovered sufficiently for the fight to continue. He nevertheless faced further sustained attacks before the end of the first round.
The bell gave the challenger a break, but the opening exchanges had already put him in a difficult position.
The early knockdown was a key moment rather than the official end of the fight. Wardley continued into the next round.
Corner ends the contest
Dubois kept attacking in the second round, when Wardley's team threw in the towel.
The source does not provide an exact stoppage time in seconds, describing the outcome through the corner's decision.
Dubois moved to 24 wins from 27 professional bouts, with 23 stoppage victories in the figures reported by Tuoi Tre.
Wardley suffered his second career defeat, both against Dubois according to the article.
The confirmed outcome is therefore a successful WBO title defence in a rematch, following an early knockdown and a second-round stoppage.
No subsequent defence date or new medical assessment of Wardley is announced in the report.