BRIGHTON CENTRE, BRIGHTON -- Harlem Eubank kept his undefeated record intact as he scored three knockdowns en-route to a 10th-round stoppage win over Belfast's Tyrone McKenna in Brighton.

The fight, which took place at the Brighton Centre, headlined a Wasserman show which was shown live on Channel 5 in the UK.

Much of the latest hysteria surrounding the Eubank family has been to do with Harlem's cousin Chris Jr, who will fight Conor Benn in a couple months on a massive bill at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tonight it was all about Harlem (21-0, 9 KOs), who was flanked by his legendary uncle Chris Eubank Sr as he strolled his way to the ring with bright yellow Kronk-style shorts on.

McKenna (24-6-1, 7 KOs), just before him, looked ready for chaos as he bounced his way down the ramp for what the locals hoped would be a slobber-knocking fight. After all, the Irishman had put out all week that he was ready for war.

The first round was a cagey one. Both men postured and looked for openings but it was Eubank who landed the only meaningful punch, a grazing left hook.

Scrappier exchanges came in the second, with Eubank again landing the better of the shots, but with a sense the fight had gears to go through yet. McKenna had yet to get going, and fans in the front row were already urging Eubank to let his hands go.

Awkwardness continued into the third stanza, with McKenna floored twice; not by punches but a tangle of legs and a shove to the canvas. Eubank again stole the round at the end with a big right cross which thudded off his opponent's face.

The touch paper was lit in the fourth, however, as both men came out of the traps with much more purpose. McKenna was first to land a big shot, stunning his man with a left hand. But Eubank came back with a huge right hand which knocked the Irishman back against the ropes.

McKenna was having a better fifth but after evading a couple of jabs with some sharp head movement, Eubank chased his man off with a flurry of right hands himself, landing much of them without response.

Then the first knockdown came. A counter right hand which landed right on McKenna's chin. Though he reached his feet, Eubank was in the ascendency and poured on another attack just before the bell rang.

Eubank looked purposeful as he came out for sixth but it was McKenna who landed a tidy left hand in the opening 40 seconds to keep him honest. The 32-year-old came back with another piercing right and some spiteful shots in close when the pair clinched in the middle of the ring.

With both men desperate to win the seventh, they became entangled once again and ended up on the deck as a duo this time. But once both men hopped back up, Eubank's right hand came into play once more, landing a shot which had his legion of fans baying for more.

And more they got. Right at the end of the round, Eubank threw caution to the wind and stepped to his man to land a beautiful one-two which left McKenna on his backside for the second time. With three rounds left, the night looked firmly in Eubank's hands.

So out came an energised McKenna for the eighth. With the knowledge he was now trailing big time on the cards, he knew he needed something big. But it was Eubank who caught the eyes of the fans and the judges; his right hand landing flush for the umpteenth time in the contest.

It was now late in the day for it, but Eubank targeted the body with a big right hand, before coming back upstairs with a hook around the guard. There wasn't much the home fighter could do wrong at this point.

In the 10th round, Eubank thought he'd landed a third knockdown of the fight, but the blow was adjudged to have been below the belt.

Eubank received a warning and when the two came back together, Eubank got his third 10-8 round of the fight by landing to the head with his right again.

Once McKenna rose to his feet, Eubank decided enough was enough and closed the show with a final flurry against the ropes.