Frankie Gavin back on form with Civic TKO

The British and Commonwealth champion needed a lot less than the scheduled eight to dispose of the overwhelmed Hungarian teenager on Friday's fight night.

Gavin warmed up for his title defence - and tilt at Skeete's WBA Inter-Continental crown - at the Excel Arena in London on Saturday November 29 in some style, writes Craig Birch.

'Funtime Frankie' showed there was no hangover from August's first pro defeat to Leonard Bundu, with the European belt on the line, at the Civic with a dominant display.

Hornyak, just 19, looked to have survived the second round until Gavin put him down with a right hook to the body with 23 seconds left, although he was allowed to beat the count.

He was in trouble again moments later as Gavin resumed his onslaught, Hornyak crumpling back to the mat with referee Shaun Messer waving him off as he tried to rise again.

A double main event also saw Bloxwich's Luke Paddock claim his first senior paid title, the vacant International Masters light welterweight strap.

The British Masters Bronze champion got the full 10 rounds under his belt for the first time, too, dropping just a share of a round against Lithuanian Simas Volosinas.

A cagey affair saw Paddock stick to his boxing and avoid the big bombs from the European visitor that had knocked out undefeated Brummie Paul Holt last month.

Paddock, on his third opponent for the date after Calum Cooper and Chris Truman were pulled from prospective Midlands title shots, was on top.

'Cool Hand' stayed calm and didn't tire as Volosinas' plans to spring off another shock slowly eroded, the scores 100-91 with Messer.

Hometown hero Des Bowater sailed through his first six threes, one of four on the bill, in a super featherweight contest against Jamie Quinn.

'The Wednesfield Warrior' was made to work by 'the Devil Child,' as both came forward bashing away looking to cause damage.

'D Bow' slipped the more punches and made room to work, despite a dip in the fifth round where he lost his one and only session. Referee Gareth Morris had it 59-55.

Tommy Langford, a Devon-born middleweight based in Birmingham, shut out former Southern champion Gary Boulden over six with ease.

The avoided prospect is surely close to his first title shot after win No 11 without reply, against a fighter who took British boss Billy Joe Saunders the distance early in his pro career.

Langford dictated the fight and took little by way of punishment against an out-classed Boulden.

Redditch's Andrew Robinson was in 'Buglioni training' as he took on heavy-hitter Elvis Dube, but it was the puncher who got stopped in the sixth and last round.

'D Animal' - a product of Lions Boxing Club in Dudley - and Frank Buglioni will slug it out for the vacant WBO European super middleweight title on the big Excel show.

And Robinson will be dreaming of a last gasp demolition job like he did against Derby's Dube, who has five TKOs on his pro record.

There was just 77 seconds left on the clock when 'Robbo' decked Dube with a right hand that nearly broke his nose, but the big man did climb back to his feet.

Robinson switched his attacks to the body as he smelled blood when the fight resumed, Morris stepping him to spare him any undue punishment.

Another super middleweight in Craig Wilshee, from Swadlincote in Derbyshire, has special affection for the Civic after his fourth bout in a row at the venue.

And 'the Freight Train' rolled over Stoke's Mark Till in four rounds to make it 4-0 with two TKOs, putting his opponent out of commision for a month.

Till will be forced onto the sidelines by a British Boxing Board of Control ban for his own safety, despite climbing off the canvas. He stood dazed as Morris acted after a booming left uppercut.

Bloxwich's Daniel Breeze competed in the night's only four-rounder, with a noisy throng of his supporters heard all around the venue.

The popular teenager, just 18, went in with blown-up Czech welterweight Jan Balog, who took Rowley Regis' Jason Welborn the full 10 rounds here in December 2012.

This time it was Breeze who recorded a points landslide, 40-36 with Morris, although he found out just durable Balog is, too. He blasted away with body shots to try and force the finish.