Eastman has lost only one fight

Battersea's Howard Eastman continued his comeback with a win over Syria's Hussain Osman at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham on Saturday.

The 31-year-old British and Commonwealth middleweight champion took his record to 34 wins and just one defeat.

It was his 30th victory inside the distance, as Osman retired at the end of the fourth round.

Eastman's only loss came when challenging for the vacant WBA middleweight title in November last year.

Tonight was a good work-out and next time you'll see an even busier Eastman Howard Eastman

The Londoner went down to a narrow points defeat against American William Joppy in Las Vegas.

Eastman controlled proceedings from the outset, against Osman, backing his opponent on to the ropes with a series of left uppercuts and right hooks.

By the end of the second round the Camden-based fighter was looking a beaten man, bleeding from his nose and a cut over the left eye.

Eastman's dominance continued and an overhand right midway through the fourth had Hussain in trouble again, his corner retiring their man at the end of the round.

Eastman will now look to regain the European crown he vacated when going for world title glory by taking on Frenchman Erland Betare in the New Year.