By Ben Dirs BBC Sport at Manchester's MEN Arena

Hungry Harrison stops Brodie

Michael Brodie has quit boxing after being stopped by WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison at Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday.

The Englishman, 31, acquitted himself well, but was dropped by a brutal body blow and was unable to beat the count.

"I just got caught," said a distraught Brodie, who also lost three previous attempts to win a genuine world title.

"I've had a long career and I think it's time now. That's the end of me. It wasn't my night," he added.

"I have fought my best throughout my career and I have never ducked anybody and I am happy with that. He is the champion and he was better on the night.

"I gave it my best shot and I thought I was still good enough to be world champion.

"But now I want some time away and nobody will take take away what I have done in the game."