Brixton Bomber Danny Williams look set to hang up his gloves for good after losing his grudge match with bitter rival Audley Harrison at the ExCel Centre, London Docklands, on Saturday.

Beaten and battered in three brutal rounds, a very sad but dejected Williams admitted afterwards he was beaten by the much better man and this defeat, his sixth in 41 outings, may be his last contest.

The 33-year-old former British champion and world title contender struggled to cope with the fast-paced hands of Kingsbury-based Harrison and soon found himself in trouble, with his nose split in the opening round.

As he continued to soak into Harrison's jabs in round two, William's face began to look messy, with his left eye deeply cut and closing up.

The contest was temporarily halted two minutes into the round, when referee Ritchie Davis and the doctor examined William's face. But he was allowed to continue and survived the round.

Williams, on the brink of defeat, tried to muscle into Harrison at the start of round three, but the north Londoner had the final say.

He delivered a fierce uppercut that sent the Brixton man wobbling to the canvas.

Williams slowly got up at the count of eight but Harrison, a former Olympic champion, delivered another fierce uppercut, prompting referee Davis to stop the contest.

It was sweet revenge for 34-year-old Harrison, who reversed the points defeat at the same venue last year.

The performance puts him back into the big time after a fight promoter Frank Warren billed as "a last chance saloon" for both boxers.

"Maybe it is time for me to say goodbye," said Williams.

"This may be the last time you will see me in there.

"I was ready for this fight. I had been training for eight weeks and felt well prepared, so there is no excuses.

"To be fair to Audley, he was top of his game. His hand speed was tremendously sharp and he was right on with it. I was very impressed with him.

"Audley is number one now and people should support him."