The rebuilding of Hughie Fury got underway at Manchester Arena on Saturday night as a pair of big overhand rights was enough to wipe out Pavel Sour in three rounds.

Fury, the cousin of Tyson, seems to have been around for ever, but is only 25. His three defeats have come against Joseph Parker, Kubrat Pulev and Alexander Povetkin. At a lower level, he has always been pretty devastating, though.

Saur was certainly of a lower level. The 37-year-old’s record boasted 11 wins and two defeats, but he had never won outside the Czech Republic. The biggest name opponent he had faced was Filip Hrgovic, who cleaned him out in under a round in the Croatian’s second professional fight.

Once Fury had figured out that Sour was a sucker for his right hand, he threw it time and again. An overhand right dropped Sour at the end of the second round and another put him over in the third, leading to a stoppage 24 seconds into the round.

Fury is trained by his father, Peter, who trained Tyson Fury to his world title success over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, although they don’t speak now. Once Tyson and Hughie were largely inseparable – it was Hughie who played the Joker when Tyson turned up as Batman at a press conference ahead of the Klitschko fight – now they are distant.

“There is still a lot more improvement to do,” Fury said. “I’ve been working on a lot of things with my dad, switching to southpaw, giving me more rhythm with my feet and hands as well. I’m feeling a lot stronger in myself and letting the shots go better as well. There is a lot more to come, I’m improving all the time.”

Fury is in an odd position. He has been found out in world class, but tends to wipe out lower level opponents. Eddie Hearn, the promoter, suggested the year ahead would be one of building him into a contender again, having come up short against Povetkin in his first fight for Matchroom last August.

“Unfortunately, Pavel didn’t last long enough for us to see what he has got,” Peter Fury said. “I told him to relax and take his time and work on your shots. He is sitting on his shots a lot better and I am sure he is better for a lot higher opposition, because when he steps down, you can see what he does, he dispatches them.”