By Elliot Foster & Chris Williamson

Manchester Arena - Meanwhile, Jack Massey took out Ian Tims in devastating fashion to keep up his undefeated ledger.

The Chapel-en-le-Frith cruiserweight stopped the 38-year-old Dubliner after just one minute and 42 seconds of the second round to advance to 14-0 with seven early finishes.

Tims, in defeat, slipped to 13-6 with four quick.

Zelfa Barrett got back to winning ways with a comprehensive points victory over Edwin Tellez.

The contest, an eight-rounder, was scored 80-71 in favour of 'Brown Flash', who hurt his left hand in fight, after Tellez was deducted point for low blow.

The hope now for Barrett’s team is that the rematch clause with Ronnie Clark can be executed next so that he can attempt to avenge the loss he suffered to the Dundee man back in February when the pair clashed for the IBF European super-featherweight title.

Jack McGann began his professional boxing career in sensational style.

The 25-year-old former mixed martial artist boxed at Manchester Arena on Saturday.

McGann forged a reputation as one of the hardest hitters on Russian MMA promotion EFN’s books, adding an impressive pair of knockouts to his 11-5 record during his time in the former Soviet state.

And he appears to have begun making an impression in the squared circle after stopping Dwain Grant inside the distance.

The fight, which formed part of the supporting cast to Tyson Fury’s clash against Sefer Seferi, exclusively live on BT Sport, was as one-sided as it could have been, with ‘The Pilgrim’ knocking the smile from ‘Cheeky’ Grant’s face early on.

The domination was evident from beginning to end and the referee Phil Edwards was left with little option but to step in after two knockdowns and the West Midlands visitor staggering around the ring.

The hope now, at least for Alex Matvienko, Owen Roddy and those around McGann, will be that he is kept active and that a new fight date is confirmed for him sooner rather than later.

Meanwhile, there were wins for Lyndon Arthur and Jordan Thompson.

Arthur got a points victory over former Commonwealth champion Charles Adamu, winning all six sessions, while Thompson raced to a win over Dmitri Kalinovski, stopping him after two minutes and 54 seconds of the second round.

Alex Dickinson scored his second successive stoppage with a fourth-round finish of David Howe.

The Liverpool heavyweight, 31, was dominant throughout against the Sheffield man, who has now been stopped in all four of his defeats this calendar year, before the referee Phil Edwards was left with no option but to halt the contest after Howe was floored heavily in the final round by a Dickinson left-hook to the head.

And Zac Burton got his professional career off to a flyer with a competent points victory over Dominik Landgraf by a margin of 40 to 36.