Slowly But Surely was the motif on the back of Nadeem Siddique as he made his triumphant ring entrance at Pennington's.

And The Golden Boy took another couple of steps towards living up to all the hype with a third convincing pro victory.

Again the opponent was no great shakes - David Hinds had won only six of his 52 fights. But that allowed Siddique to show off his repertoire of slick moves and leave another bumper Bradford house shouting for more.

It was more clinical than previous wins over Danny Thorpe and Norman Dhalie at the Hanover International. Siddique knew he had it won virtually from the opening bell but there were no lapses of concentration or rushes of blood to force a finish.

"I wanted to enjoy myself and learn from doing a good number on him," he said. "I was in control of the fight and he only hit me once. I'm loving the sport."

Birmingham opponent Hinds took one look at the bear-pit atmosphere and got the distance reduced from six rounds to four. But it seemed that he would struggle to last that.

Siddique, having taken an age to appear, wasted no time in dumping Hinds on his backside in the opening round as he picked him off at will. With nothing coming back, Siddique could have bagged his first stoppage but was content to follow orders from the three Ingles in his corner and try different shots at range.

Hinds was warned by the referee for persistently crouching and at one stage, virtually turned his back on the onslaught. Siddique could do pretty much as he pleased to the delight of his noisy supporters.

"He was crouching all the time," Siddique added. "But I'm still a learner and it's so easy to get hit by a punch coming out of nothing. The main thing is I've got another four rounds under my belt and another win."

Donovan Smillie also confirmed his re-emergence as a super-middleweight, winning a six-rounder against the heavier and taller Mark Phillips.

The Welshman, who has fought at light-heavy, was a tough cookie but Smillie swarmed all over him. Looking incredibly pumped up, Smillie made good ground with his jab and wobbled Phillips with a couple of hefty right hooks.

Phillips drew the fourth and finally landed with one of his deliberate clubbing rights. But Smillie's superior workrate had his opponent tiring as the home fighter closed in on his target of the Central Area title.