Conor Benn announced himself on the American boxing scene with a second-round knockout of Mexican Brandon Sanudo in New York on Saturday night.
‘The Destroyer’ – the 21-year-old son of two-time world champion Nigel – improved his record to a perfect 10-0 with eight knockouts on his trans-Atlantic debut at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.
Benn was in determined mood and a vicious left to the body did for Sanudo with 44 seconds of the second round remaining.
Conor Benn celebrates after his second round knockout of Brandon Sanudo in New York
Mexican fighter Sanudo tries to assert himself but Benn ultimately proved too strong
It was another impressive performance by the welterweight, who only turned professional 18 months ago, with each jab from the first bell quick and on target, forcing his opponent onto the defensive.
By the end of the first round, Benn had landed a straight right to rock Sanudo and then set to work on the body with some ferocious shots.
The second round saw Benn step up another gear and he clinically put his opponent away with a left hook and then another left that put Sanudo on the canvas.
Benn soon asserted himself in the contest and won the fight in the second round
Sanudo manages to land a punch to Benn’s face but it was very much an anomaly in the fight
In the end, the referee called a halt to the fight late in the second round
It is the fifth consecutive fight that Benn has wrapped up inside three rounds and he was delighted with how his American debut unfolded.
‘I really enjoyed it and got some reception here, so it’s just a great experience so early in my career,’ Benn told Sky Sports.
‘To hit America and England is something special. It’s really different.
‘Here the way they do things is completely different and it takes a while to get used to it, but it is early doors and when it comes to the time to fight here – potentially for titles – I know what I’m in for.’