British heavyweight Fabio Wardley delivered a stunning, punch round knockout to stop Justis Huni in Ipswich.
The dramatic, unforgettable finish sent a soaked Portman Road crowd into raptures.
Backed by a vocal home crowd of around 000 at Ipswich s ground, Wardley struggled to find his rhythm and pin down the slicker, sharper Huni.
Behind on the scorecards and facing defeat by the Australian, all it took was a single punch to turn things around for the old.
Wardley landed a thunderous right hand on the chin to send Huni, 26, crashing to the canvas.
Eat your heart out Deontay Wilder, that was a Deontay Wilder s promoter Frank Warren said afterwards.
The victory marked s 18th knockout in 19 professional wins and moved him one step closer to a world title shot.
I t profess to becoming any Usyk or Justis Huni who has all the skills, but I know how to win fights and s one thing I knew I had to do said Wardley.
Justis Huni is a great operator. d drilled everything over and over again. I ve performed better in some of those rounds.
With champions Usyk and Daniel Dubois set to meet for the undisputed title in July, Wardley now ranked number one by the WBA is positioned for a shot at global honours.
Huni, who replaced American Jarrell Miller on short notice, suffered his first professional defeat after 12 consecutive wins.
s my curse. I even said before this fight it only takes one second to switch off, it happened he said.