Kiwi middleweight Andrei Mikhailovich has strengthened his claim on a possible world title fight, with a sensational first-round knockout over Nigerian veteran King Davidson at Brisbane.
Mikhailovich, 24, needed just 1m 14s to fell his rival with "the right hand from hell", his 10th knockout in a 17-0 professional record.
The result was the first knockout for Davidson, 37, a former Olympian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist at Manchester 2002, who has now compiled a 20-4 pro career.
"I wasn't expecting that, but the right hand from hell landed tonight," said Mikhailovich, who immediately set his sights on the winner of next week's Issac Hardman v Michael Zerafa contest at Melbourne.
"Whoever wins that fight, they've got to come see me. I'm the sandman of this division.
"I'm going to take you all out, take you down under. You've got nothing on me."
Promoter Dean Lonergan has all three fighters on his books and smells a realistic shot at the IBF world title, currently held by Kazakhstani Gennady 'Triple G' Golovkin, who is apparently eyeing a move up to super-middleweight for more lucrative money.
That would leave Hardman (No.8) and Zarafa (No.10) among those scrambling to fill the vacated throne. Victory over them would thrust Mikhailovich into that mix.
The Aucklander's previous fight went viral, after Kiwi opponent Alex Hanan pointed his fingers like a gun during their weigh-in and Mikhailovich dispatched him in the second round at Sydney. He called out Hardman after that bout too.
