There was nothing lightweight about Nadeem Siddique's performance at the Hilton Hotel on Sunday night.
The unbeaten Bradford ace was boxing two divisions above his normal fighting weight to contest the British Masters and Central Area welterweight titles - but you ask opponent Tye Williams if Siddique's punches felt like those of a lightweight.
A sledgehammer right one minute and 31 seconds into the fourth round brought the bout to a shuddering halt.
"I'll be going down two weights next time I fight," said Siddique. "I'm a natural lightweight, yet look at the power I had in there to finish off a bigger man. I know I can be even more spectacular at lightweight next time."
There were a few worrying moments as medical staff attended to the prone Williams, who remained down for more than three minutes after the knockout, such was the force of Siddique's match-winning strike.
This was Siddique's first fight for 13 months, and he couldn't have hoped for a better comeback.
Nobody was more impressed than Bradford's WBC world light-welterweight champion Junior Witter, who has been training with Siddique in Gran Canaria.
"Sid's power came through very well, especially when you consider he's not a natural welterweight," said Witter. "He learned a lot in Gran Canaria when we were out there and it showed tonight. He boxed well."
Siddique took time out from boxing to travel the world but his mind is now back on boxing in a big way.
"I believe I am one of the best fighters out there," he said. "I want to turn it into a full-time profession now and I know I'm good enough.
"It took a bit of time to get my shots off but I'm happy. I just wanted to take my time and enjoy it.
"I've been working on my power but the idea tonight was to be sharp and work on my counter-punching.
"Thirteen months is a long time without a fight but now I'm back I just want to keep fighting."
Now that Siddique has won his first career titles, it is to be hoped a step up in class will soon follow, as he looks to build further on his perfect record of 19-0.
The Golden Boy' has always been a big ticket-seller and Sunday was no exception, with the Hilton packed to the rafters to witness his ring return.
Arms typically down by his side, switch-hitter Siddique chose his shots carefully in the opening round and had to take a few in return as his reflexes let him down on occasion.
But he didn't need to rely on his suspect guard after that as powerful right hands and left hooks began to find their target.
Williams' face was a bloody mess by the fourth and a second left hook in the space of a few seconds saw him hit the deck.
Worse was to follow for Williams, however, as another accurate assault followed, and when Siddique connected flush on the forehead with a peach of a right hand, it was game over.
Femi Fehintola made a winning return after six months out with a points win over Carl Allen of Wolverhampton in a six-round contest.
Fehintola failed in his attempt to wrest the British welterweight title from Carl Johanneson at Barnsley last November and has been working on building his strength and physique in his time away from the ring due to an ankle injury.
The Bradford fighter looked sharp against Wolverhampton's Allen but did not need to use his full arsenal.
"The game-plan was to use my speed and I hurt him without even thinking about it," said Fehintola. "With speed comes power, and this fight was all about getting some rounds in. It was my first fight in Bradford and I was a bit nervous at the start but as I began to relax I showed glimpses of what I can do.
"I was just glad to get in there and blow the cobwebs off."
Fehintola was able to tee off on Allen in the first two rounds, with nothing coming back in his direction.
The Bradford boxer was caught with a right in round three as Allen began to open up but Fehintola soon regained control, upping his work-rate in the final three rounds to get the decision 60-54.
Bradford middleweight Khurram Hussain registered a convincing four-round points win over Pontefract's Peter Dunn in the opener.
Hussain sent Dunn crashing to the canvas in the first round and wobbled him again in the third as he was given the victory 45-40 on the referee's card.
The fight of the night was without doubt local bantamweight Robert Nelson's furious punch-up with Sheffield's Mo Khaled.
A draw was perhaps a fair result after both fighters stood toe-to-toe for the whole six rounds.
There is talk of what will be an eagerly-awaited rematch between the pair, with the central area title up for grabs.
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