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Khan forced referee Victor Loughran's intervention after 30 savage seconds of the round, snapping Lawton's head back with a combination and then launching a series of unanswered blows.

After suffering a stunning knockdown in his last fight against Willie Limond two months ago, it was precisely the kind of blistering performance Khan needed to justify his boasts of imminent world domination.

His promoter Frank Warren has been eager to adopt a more cautious approach - and perhaps that is why he selected Lawton, a well-schooled fighter but one who came relatively risk-free in the punch department.

Lawton had stopped just four of his previous 24 opponents and came to face Khan on the back of a seventh-round defeat against British champion Jon Thaxton in his last fight in February.

But Lawton's ambition was evident for all to see in the size of the following who had travelled up from nearby Stoke to support him in his bid to destroy the dreams of the Olympic silver medallist.