Daniel Dubois makes winning return, knocks out Bogdan Dinu in two rounds
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Dubois is now the WBA interim heavyweight champion and is mandatory to WBA 'regular' titleholder Trevor Bryan.
Daniel Dubois bounced back from his first career defeat with a big second-round knockout victory against Romania's Bogdan Dinu in Telford on Saturday night.
The 23-year-old heavyweight was returning to the ring since seeing his rise severely stunted in November by fellow Briton Joe Joyce.
It was a devastating loss - the only one of his fledgling career so far - and one which saw Dubois face accusations of quitting after taking a knee and being counted out in round 10.
However, it later emerged that he had suffered a fractured eye socket that required surgery.
Now recovered and with a new trainer in Shane McGuigan, Londoner Dubois showed no signs of apprehension or rustiness against the experienced Dinu (20-3, 16KOs) and fired off stinging shots from the first bell.
Dinu ducked away from trouble in the opener but he was caught by a big right hand in the second round which kept him on the canvas for the full count.
As well as potentially helping to seal a rematch against Joyce, victory in Saturday's WBA final eliminator also sees Dubois (16-1, 15KOs) become mandatory challenger to 'regular' champion Trevor Bryan.