Highlights: Grandstand, Saturday, BBC One, 1305

Bienias was badly cut only one minute into the bout and Witter followed this up with a crunching left hook.

The 30-year-old Witter went into overdrive in the second round and the referee stopped the match with Bienias unable to defend himself.

It was the third defence of the title Witter won in June of this year.

The victory was the Bradford man's 15th successive inside-the-distance win since losing a world title shot against Zab Judah in June 2000.

Witter said: "It was just a case of getting in there and seeing what he had. After that, it was only going to be a matter of time.

I'm good enough to win a world title whenever I get the chance Junior Witter

"That's the way it's going to be with anybody I fight - only a matter of time before I knock them out."

With a fight against Manchester's WBU champion unlikely to happen, Witter is ready to set his sights on one of the four main belts.

And Witter is hoping promoter Mick Hennessy will deliver his second world title shot in the New Year.

"My career has sky-rocketed since I teamed up with Hennessy Sports and I will be world champion next year.