He finished a successful year by also defeating ex-contender star Freddy Curiel with a tenth round stoppage as well as former British title challenger Steve Conway. On 18 July 2009, Small fought for and won both the British and Commonwealth champion with an 8th round stoppage of Manchester's Matthew Hall after overwhelming _him_ with a vicious flurry of hooks in the 8th, which forced the referee to stop the contest. <sep>, Pronoun: him <sep>, A: Small <sep>, B: Matthew Hall