The HBO twin-bill from Cancun, Mexico topped its card with heavyweight Oleg Maskaev defending the WBC strap against challenger Samuel Peter - and all went as expected, with the power punching Nigerian catching up to the transplanted Russian at the 2:56 mark of stanza six. 

Begins at a proverbial snail’s pace with both behemoths going the feeling out route - but things would change come stanza three with Maskaev in trouble courtesy of a Peter right hand bomb.

It had early to bed Oleg written all over it as the big hitting Peter followed with a barrage of punches that missed the mark as Maskaev goes “turtle” for survival - and is not only successful, but late in the stanza it’s Peter on shaky legs.

Then round four and Maskaev out of the shell and showing confidence - steals the round but stanza five it’s Peter with big right hands - and a hint of writing on the wall.

Peter then closes the show late in stanza six when a right hand delivers the message and Oleg backs to the ropes as if in search of a French white flag of surrender - referee Guadalupe Garcia steps in to call it no-mas at 2:56 of the round. No argument from the dazed victim.