Marcus Morrison underlined his potential, making light work of Jefferson Luiz De Sousa to win the WBC International middleweight title.
Boxing up a weight, the 23-year-old took just two rounds to move to 11-0-KO8, putting the visitor down in both rounds, the finish coming from a perfect left to the body after a vicious right had set it up.
It was expected to be a tough test with De Sousa only losing one of his 19 professional fights, but Morrison was in control from the start.
It was that left-right double that brought the first knockdown, a lovely right uppercut then a perfect left hook putting his opponent down as he again showed that he has all the shots to move forward faster than most.
The Manchester City fan could well follow in Ricky Hatton's footsteps but will be back down at super-welterweight and already has his eyes on domestic titles.
"I'm over the moon," he told Sky Sports.
"It means the world to me. I'm heading in the right direction and bigger things. This is just the start. I'm absolutely buzzing to join the club of all the fighters at my gym in getting my first title.
"I've gone up to middleweight. It was due to other reasons. I'll be going back down to light-middleweight and that's where I'll be."
Paul Smith's return to the ring was supposed to be a six-rounder to get rid of the rust and cobwebs, but he needed just three to finish dogged journeyman Bronislav Kubin.
After 11 months out following back-to-back failed world-title challenges against Arthur Abraham and a catchweight loss to Andre Ward, Smith (36-6-KO21) put Kubin down twice in the second round before the fight was called to a halt in the third.
Light-heavyweight Callum Johnson made an emotional return to the ring following the passing of his father but after almost a year out, he was straight back with a powerful showing.
'The One' took less than two minutes to put Richard Horton down three times and move to 14-0-KO9 and make a stunning start to a new chapter that will see him move onwards and upwards.
British light-heavyweight champion Hosea Burton warmed up for what looks like a cracking defence against Liverpool's Tony Dodson with another impressive win.
The Manchester man took four rounds to stop Michal Ludwiczak, putting him down in the third then wrapping up a sweet 16th win and staying sharp before taking on Dodson on Tony Bellew's Goodison Park card at the end of May.
Prizefighter champion Jono Caroll continued his winning ways with another slick success over six rounds.The Irish lightweight, who was on the same card that saw Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko in Germany, moved to 10-0-KO1.
Sunderland cruiserweight Warren Baister moved to 4-O-KO3, a cracking bodyshot opening Stanislav Eschner up before Baister stopped him inside the first.