Jeffries won a bronce medal at the Beijing Olympics
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Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries marked his 'homecoming' in fine style with a second round stoppage of German super-middleweight Roy Meissner.
Jeffries, 24, who was fighting professionally for only the second time since winning bronze in Beijing last year impressed throughout.
In front of a partisan home crowd in Sunderland he had his opponent down three times in the opening round.
And after a non-stop barrage in the second, the referee stopped the fight.
"I couldn't believe the reception I got," Jeffries said.
"Thanks to everyone who supported me - when I got into the ring I was nearly crying!"
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