Tlatlik almost got Rahimi out in the second round when he shook him with a combination, although the 33 year-old rallied and came back into the fight.
Polish-born German Tlatlik, 27, was on his way to a points win if he’d have seen out the tenth round, but managed to stop Rahimi late on to inflict a third loss on his compatriot.
Earlier, Super featherweight Jono Carroll moved to 9-0 with a dominant performance over a game Miguel Gonzalez. Ex-Prizefighter champion Carroll took every round of the bout as the Dubliner went the ten round distance for the first time.
Carroll only fought three times in 2015 and will certainly be looking to step it up in the New Year in order to be in contention for titles in the coming months.
APB heavyweights Anton Pinchuk and David Graf fought as out decent scrap as part of a deal with the AIBA to showcase the contest. In the end, Pinchuk took an eight round decision win 77-75 on all cards after displaying more guile than his APB counterpart.
In the opener, Samy Musa secured a split decision win over Jay Spencer in a clash of two undefeated prospects at super middleweight.
