Flatley was knocked down in the first round of the fight for the EBU belt. The 27-year-old boxer was also on the floor in the eighth and ninth rounds. Moments later, the fight was stopped.
On the same evening, Damian Bacho (12-0, 3 KOs) defeated Guillermo Rivero (8-1-1, 1 KOs) via TKO in the seventh round. At stake was the Spanish super middleweight title.