LUKE Watkins once again showed his destructive power as he claimed his fourth knockout in six fights.

The unbeaten cruiserweight dispatched Hungarian Sandor Balogh 60 seconds into the second round at the Grange Drive Leisure Centre.

And the Paddy Fitzpatrick-trained 26-year-old was pleased that he was able to show signs of improvements from his last outing.

“After my last fight (against Tamas Bajzath), there were things that I wasn’t happy with,” Watkins told the Advertiser.

“And even though this only lasted four minutes, I was able to implement what we had been working on in the gym.

“I had read somewhere that I finished the fight with a jab – it was a right hook, which landed on the chin.

“I had wobbled him in the first round but I could tell he wasn’t ready to go, so I took my time and landed that hook in the second.”

The clash, which was scheduled for six rounds, topped the bill on Keith Mayo and Fitzpatrick’s Christmas Cracker card and was the first of a seven-show deal between the pair.

And Watkins is now likely to be out again in February as he continues to push towards the top 10 in Britain.

“I just want to keep building on what I have been doing,” he added. “I’m in no rush. We are going to take it one fight at a time.

“Everyone is looking at titles. Yes, that would be great, but I’m not the eager beaver - I’ll keep listening to my coach and when he says that I’m ready, then I’m ready.”

Watkins’ prospective fight in February is set to be another six-round contest, with his Ferndale Road-based trainer keen to get a more durable opponent before fighting again in Swindon.

“Duke has had three eight-round fights and only one of them has gone the distance,” Fitzpatrick said.

“Now we want someone who is supposed to give him rounds. If Duke stops him, then he has done something that was not supposed to happen.

“After that, maybe we will look at someone like a Courtney Fry in March.”