Chris Eubank Jr needed just three minutes and 29 seconds to blow away overmatched opponent Tony Jeter at the Sheffield Arena.
Eubank Jr, defending his nominal interim WBA middleweight title, was topping the bill in south Yorkshire after Kell Brook pulled out of his clash with rugged Argentinian Diego Chaves.
But it proved to be a blowout contest, with the 26-year-old Eubank Jr, fighting for the first time since beating Dmitry Chudinov in February, stopping Jeter in the second round.
The 39-year-old was rocked inside the opening minute with a big right hand and was then put on the canvas following a couple of left hooks that only just found their mark.
From there it was a matter of when, not if, Eubank Jr would seal his 20th professional win in 21 contests and he duly forced the stoppage with a flurry of wild punches that rocked Jeter.
While the American protested referee Howard Foster's decision there could be no complaints, with the fans seeming to heckle the mismatch which had unfolded in front of them.
Eubank Jr will next settle his rivalry with Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan on December 12. The pair have been involved in a long-running war of words on Twitter and will settle their differences in the ring at the O2 Arena.
Eubank Jr, the son of the former two-weight world champion of the same name, said on Sky Sports 1: "This was the warm-up fight, this is the fight that's getting me ready, this was getting rid of the ring rust and ready for December 12 against a man called Spike O'Sullivan.
"It's going to be one hell of a fight, he's been taking a lot of mess and it's time for some punishment. (It's going to be) all-out war, I'm going to be going in there an absolute animal, I hope he's ready for it."
Source: PA
