Buglioni was supposed to meet Fedor Chudinov for the WBA World 168lb belt only to see the fight temporarily spiked after Chudinov picked up a broken nose in training.

Throughout his career, the 26-year-old has been far too easy to hit, especially when losing to Sergey Khomitsky (L TKO 6) last year and drawing with Lee Markham over 10 last time out.

Tonight, though, he boxed in a far more controlled style before flooring his opponent with a right hand in the fifth round.  Terry O’Connor recognised the visitor’s distress, calling time at 2:56 of the stanza.

“I feel great,” said Buglioni 17-1-1 (13).  “It was a spiteful performance and the man (Chudinov) standing in front of me next is going to get it.  That was strictly business, I’m going to rip that world title off the Russian.”

“Frank will be fighting for that world title on the 26th of September,” added Francis Warren.  “We can take positives from that tonight, definitely.”

Castaneda goes back to Mexico a few pounds heavier and with a 23-10 (14) record.

WBO Super featherweight Inter-Continental champion Mitchell Smith (9st 3lbs 5oz) was up next, meeting Filipino Dennis “The Scorpion” Tubieron (9st 3lbs 13oz) in a 10-threes title defence.

The Harrow Weald-based boxer is known as “The Baby Faced Assassin”, dispatching half of his opponents within the scheduled distance going into this one, and he wanted to do  a better job on Tubieron than Josh Warrington—the Leeds-based boxer out-pointed him in May down at featherweight.

Smith (13-0, 7 KOs) out-performed Warrington by some distance, hammering his opponent into defeat in a single round with a wicked right hand to the solar plexus.  Referee Steve Gray dispensed with the count at the 2:42 mark.  Tubieron, 25, drops to 19-5-2 (8)

The 22-year-old had been debating a step down to featherweight following this step up, but said he will stay at 130lbs for the time being.

If he does decided to dip down, he will work with renowned Manchester-based nutritionist Kerry Kayes to make sure he is as effective at featherweight as he is at Super featherweight.

Swindon’s Jamie Cox (11st 13lbs 2oz) picked up the vacant WBO European super middleweight title by blitzing Switzerland’s Blas Miguel Martinez (12st 8lbs 4oz) at 2:14 of the opening round to put years of hand injury frustration behind him.

In a pulsating, penetrative performance Cox (19-0, 11 early) stiffened his opponent early before closing the show with a right hook to the body.

Martinez (21-8-1, 12 KOs) got to his feet, but his corner had seen enough and threw in the towel to end the scheduled 10-threes contest.

It is the 28-year-old’s second opening round stoppage in a row; he wants Chris Eubank Junior next after picking up confidence when sparring Saul Alvarez in America earlier this year.

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