Philadelphia favourite Jaron 'Boots' Ennis began life at 154 pounds in impressive fashion, blasting away Uisma Lima in just one round.
Hurting the once-beaten Angolan early, Ennis refused to let him off the hook, chewing Lima up and spitting him out at 1-58 of the opening session.
Headlining in the Xfinity Mobile Arena, Ennis was determined to leave his hometown crowd happy with a display of strength in the super-welterweight class.
Tougher tests await down the road, but this was a dream division debut, done and dusted in less than two minutes.
A blitzing right uppercut started the destruction. Lima was hurt and unable to recover.
Having shown himself to be sturdy in the past, his squared-up stance and technical limitations came home to roost as Ennis displayed levels, using the Portuguese puncher as target practice.
Author's summary: Ennis wins debut at 154 pounds.