Two big right-hands, two knockouts and the bloodlust of the crowd satisfied ? Trace Easton and Shareiff Wales showed their Olympic potential and gave Fight Night the perfect ending.

In the event?s showpiece bout, all 304 pounds of super heavyweight Wales was channelled into a powerhouse upper-cut that left Freeman Smith immobile on the canvas after just 87 seconds.

And only minutes before, middleweight Trace Easton performed the same feat with the first blow of the second round, delighting the near-2,000 crowd by sending Canadian Azian Howes sprawling with a vicious right to the face.

It was the crescendo to the Island?s annual boxing extravaganza needed after beginning with some appalling displays of pugilism (although no small measure of courage) in some of the night?s early fights.

But the quality steadily improved through the card with Allan (Forty) Rego?s teenage prodigy Calvin Vincent forcing Dean Lottimore to throw in the towel and Mason West III out-thinking the enormous James Bergl ? the Island?s discus record holder ? for a split points decision.

Sprightly Canadian Theo Asante out-boxed Andre Bean for a split decision and Bruno Parker disposed of the unorthodox Jerome Caines ? fighting in denim shorts and a Bruce Lee t-shirt ? also on a split points decision.

But when the Island?s top boxers took to the ring, the standard rose inexorably as Easton and Wales, gold medallists in last year?s Caribbean Championships, showed their mettle.

Easton?s opening round was fought mostly on the inside, with a little too much hugging and not enough clean punches to satisfy either Easton, or the diverse but passionate crowd.

But with the bell still ringing in his ears, Howes was put down by an accurate right from Easton and attempts to regain his feet proved futile as he then plunged head-first on to the canvas.

?This was for national pride,? screamed a pumped-up Easton, who fights out of the Controversy Gym.

?This was Bermuda against Canada and I wanted to win it badly. I lost a fight last year and I don?t like losing. I was on a mission out there ? nothing was going to stop me.

?I am not going to lose any more, I am a winning fighter and I am going to keep winning.?

The night?s final bout looked set to be a huge anti-climax as Wales was left clutching his left elbow after just 20 seconds. After hyper-extending it during an early exchange of blows, Wales was asked by referee Anthony Mouchette if he wanted to retire.

The 31-year-old fighter instead chose to persevere and 47 seconds later he struck Smith with an upper-cut that sent the 245-lbs prison officer to the floor ? where he lay prone for a good five minutes before, much to the relief of Wales, regaining his feet.

?I have never been in so much pain,? said Wales about the elbow incident.

?I really thought I had broke it ? but giving up half-way through a fight isn?t my style. I kept going and got the win.

?I wanted the fight to go all four rounds, and I never wanted to knock Freeman out with the Olympic qualifiers coming up, but I am glad I showed the people here what I can do.?