NEW YORK - Avious Griffin was forced to go deeper into his bag of tricks than usual.

Regardless of the extra time he needed, however, the welterweight prospect managed to get it done.

With Brian "Bomac" McIntyre in his corner, Griffin (17-0, 16 KOs) applied the expert advice from his corner into his performance in the ring. The unbeaten welterweight floored Jose Luis Sanchez three times early en route to an eighth round stoppage in their DAZN main event Thursday evening at Sony Hall in New York City.

Griffin can never be concerned about what any opponent has to offer him in the ring. The 31-year-old from Chattanooga, Tennessee was once falsely jailed on first-degree murder charges before he was cleared, which allowed him to resume his boxing journey.

The rising welterweight prospect proved his mettle atop Boxing Insider Promotions' latest offering. Griffin fought behind a strong jab which snapped back the head of Sanchez, who struggled to adjust.

Things got a bit heated once Sanchez (14-5-1, 4 KOs) attempted to make it a dogfight. He landed a few eye-catching shots as a result. Griffin was patient and caught several of those blows on his gloves before landing a clean right hand, which sent Sanchez to the canvas.

To his credit, Sanchez dusted himself off and fought like a man with something to prove.

In the second, Griffin came out even more aggressive. He physically pushed his man but took a deep breath as Sanchez connected on several left hands, giving him something to think about. Once he let Sanchez shoot his load, Griffin's three-punch combination saw Sanchez hit the ground again. A few seconds later, Sanchez hit the canvas once more, this time, thanks to an uppercut.

There wasn't enough time left on the clock for Griffin to close the show but with a second wind, he fought with everything he had.

For the next few rounds, Sanchez boxed and moved but it didn't lead to much success as Griffin continued to dominate. In the sixth, things got ugly for Sanchez. With McIntyre screaming out instructions, Griffin poured it on.

Not for a single moment, however, did Sanchez get discouraged. And, in the seventh, he enjoyed his best round. Griffin was rocked by a two-punch combination. The New York crowd stood on their feet as they watched closely.

Both men appeared exhausted in the eighth, but it was Griffin who had more in the tank. Once he got his man against the ropes, he let off a five-punch combination, forcing the referee to wave things off.

Griffin has now scored ten straight knockouts.

Koby Williams believed that the amateur success he enjoyed over Nicholas Isaac would translate to the pros. It didn't.

Williams (4-1, 3 KOs) struggled mightily to establish a rhythm in a six-round, unanimous decision defeat to Isaac (6-0, 4 KOs). The Brooklyn-based junior welterweight prospect was easily outboxed for long stretches as Isaac won 60-54 in their DAZN co-feature.

Isaac was the superior boxer throughout the night. Even at times when Williams attempted to make it a dogfight, he was consistently beaten to the punch by the unbeaten Upper Marlboro, Maryland native.

Williams was fortunate to avoid a knockdown call when it was ruled that Isaac hit him on the break midway through the sixth and final round. It proved moot anyway, as the fight was well decided by that point.