Michael Conlan was dropped and stopped by Jordan Gill because the Belfast boxer suffered one other main setback on the SSE Area.
The 32-year-old was floored within the second spherical and Gill piled on the punches within the seventh spherical to immediate the intervention of the referee as Conlan endured back-to-back defeats in his residence metropolis.
Conlan, who was halted by Luis Alberto Lopez on the identical venue in Might, made a disastrous begin as he was despatched to the canvas by a proper hand from Gill.
There have been indicators of a gritty restoration from Conlan within the sixth when he briefly shocked Gill with a stinging mixture.
However Gill pressured Conlan again to the nook within the following spherical and unloaded a fierce flurry of pictures earlier than the ring official stepped in.
It was a surprising comeback victory for Gill, a former European champion, who had been absent for over a 12 months after being halted by Kiko Martinez.
However Conlan is left to think about his future within the sport following his third stoppage loss in 21 bouts.
On the undercard, Lewis Crocker boosted his repute with a dominant factors win over Tyrone McKenna because the undefeated 26-year-old prolonged his unbeaten document to 18 victories.