Kell Brook stopped old rival Carson Jones in the eighth round of their rematch in ...

Kell Brook lands a right hand against Carson Jones (Pic Lawrence Lustig)

Kell Brook returned to the ring with an eighth-round stoppage victory over old rival Carson Jones in Hull.

Brook has seen a fight with IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander fall by the wayside on no fewer than three occasions this year, and this was his first outing since winning a final eliminator last October.

That fight came after Jones had taken Brook to the brink of defeat on a nerve-wracking night in Sheffield and 'The Special One' wanted to put the record straight.

And Brook came out looking very sharp, his ramrod jab piercing Jones' high guard as the American stalked his opponent early on without landing anything of note.

Brook's fierce right hands were landing at will, knocking Jones off balance and he opted to take a knee in the second under a fierce barrage.

It was a massive round for the home fighter and the third saw more of the same as Jones ate up Brook's best shots as he sought to bring the Oklahoman's guard down.

However, Jones was not going to lie down and he came out with more ambition in the fourth, landing his combinations and just as in the first fight drawing blood from the nose of Brook.

The former British champion was breathing more heavily in the fifth but still he landed by far the heaviest shots, however entering the second-half of the 10-rounder it didn't look as though Jones would be shifted.

He was knocked off balance by a stiff upper cut in the seventh and when Brook led with the jab there was nothing Jones could do about it.

Brook charged out of the corner in the eighth and landed some spiteful right hands, Jones given a standing count after touching down while trying to hold on.

And while the count looked a little harsh, Brook went in for the kill and with Jones shipping punishment on the ropes, Michael Alexander brought a halt to proceedings.