Micheal Alldis produced possibly the best punch of his lengthy career to retain his British super-bantamweight title in emphatic fashion on Saturday night.

The 32-year-old Crawley fighter's right-hand over the top of challenger Drew Docherty's guard sent the Scotsman crashing to the canvas after one minute 29 seconds of the sixth round contest at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Docherty did manage to stagger to his feet but referee Micky Vann stopped the contest there and then to prevent the man from Condorratt suffering anymore punishment.

Alldis said: "It's got to be my best punch. I did throw one which was similar against Chip O'Neill once but this was much more important so it's got to be my best.

"My movement was good and I knew he was not going to be getting up after that one. It had good night written all across it."

And it was no lucky punch either.

Although, Docherty may think the punch started somewhere just out of eyeshot and ended plum centre in his already bloodied face, those in the Alldis camp know its origins are in the training camp where he has been sparring with Isaac Zanaduca and James Yelland with more than 100 rounds clocked up in the last few weeks.

Trainer Alex Gower said: "We have been working on that right hand over the top.

"It's not a lucky punch. We knew there would be an opening for that and after Michael landed that, it was all academic."

Zanaduca, a Ugandan super-featherwight, said: "I have been seeing plenty of that punch. We have worked hard on it in our sparring."

Docherty, a former British bantamweight champion, didn't know much about it before or after it arrived but it could now signal the end of a career that after this defeat looks at the end of the road.

Alldis, however, can only see good things ahead with a crack at a European and possibly a world title high on his agenda as the confidence swells the little man with big power.

He said: "At this stage in my career I am fighting the best I have ever fought in my life.

"I feel a million dollars and I feel like the best fighter in Britain and Europe now at bantamweight, and even at featherwight, as I believe there are a lot of boxers there I could take out. But I am going to stick to bantamweight, that's where I belong, and my winning is going to long continue."

He added: "I have had a bad year this year. My wife had a cancer scare, which is all clear now thankfully, but it put me off fighting and it was one of the reasons that I cancelled against Docherty before.

"That is all behind me now and I just thank God she is well as her health is more important than anything.

"All I can see now is a bright future and a winning one at that."

Few at ringside, and those watching on Sky television, would argue that Alldis does not look capable of going on and taking a European, if not world, title in the next 12 months.

He started positively, working Docherty's body but switching upstairs to score with good lefts and rights against the ring-rusty Scotsman who was contesting his 12th senior title bout.

By the second round Docherty had a cut over his left eye, and in third the Crawley man had his opponent pinned into a corner and was laying down a fearsome barrage which was only relieved by the timely intervention of the bell.

Docherty found himself under siege again midway through the fourth round, again unable to get out of a corner as Alldis dominated.

However, the Scotsman did pull out his best shot of the night with a big left hander as the two seperated to give the Alldis corner their first real scare.

The sixth round saw Alldis put the lights out on Docherty to complete his second successful defence of the title and take him to within one more of winning the Lonsdale belt that goes with it outright.

Alldis added: "Docherty was game, he was a tough fighter and I hit with some good shots but he came back. "I just took my time, moved well, had good head movement and did not get hit. That was the key."

Brighton boxer Scott Spencer started his professional career with a hard-fought points victory over Dave Cotterill at the York Hall.

Spurred on by a vociferous following from Brighton and Hove, the 25-year-old went toe-to-toe for much of the four round contest to get his first win under his belt.

There was little to choose between the two inexperienced fighters as the referee's 40-38 decision at the end suggested.