He might have been careful not to rush it inside the ropes but Cyrus Pattinson is a man in a hurry outside them.
One of British boxing’s hottest prospects, the unbeaten Northumberland southpaw hopes to fight for a belt in only his fifth professional appearance.
At 28, he is no youngster, though he is not on the slide either.
In fact, Cyrus is very much on the up after recording four wins inside his first 12 months as a professional since leaving Team GB behind to join the Matchroom squad.
Win number four was a curious mix of beauty and brutality at the 02, picking out some great shots against Dimitri Trenel before the previously-unbeaten Frenchman was bludgeoned to the body.
Referee Mark Bates called it off at two minutes, 21 seconds of the third of a scheduled eight rounds, just as the away corner lobbed in the towel.
“Call me the body snatcher,” smiled the Alnwick boxer, who now has won twice early and is keen to build on the victory on the Joshua Buatsi-Craig Richards undercard.
“I’m hoping for an international title fight next, I’m just waiting for a date from Matchroom.
“We’re getting into summer now when there are fewer shows but I think there might be four in September so it would great to get on one of them.”
Despite four wins in his first year, it hasn’t always been a smooth journey for the boxer, who has seen a couple of bouts fall through late in the day.
“There have been some disappointments when we’ve had camps but then no fight,” explained the Graeme Rutherford-trained talent.
“The work I’ve been doing with Graeme and Jacob at Birtley has been great and I believe I’m getting better every fight.
“I certainly felt more settled in my last fight.
“When I fought in February [against Evgenli Vazem] I wanted to get him out of there, but in my bout in May I learned just to be patient.
“I was fighting an undefeated opponent who would come forward and try to win and I knew it was about taking my time. It paid off and I felt really good.”
Many of the boxers Pattinson shared the English Institute of Sport HQ in Sheffield with are spread around a wide variety of promotions and broadcast platforms.
And he told punch-lines he is happy with life with Matchroom, whose supremo, Eddie Hearn, often wax lyricals about the ex-Birtley ABC southpaw.
“I’m pleased with my relationship with Matchroom,” said Cyrus, pictured above in his win over Trenel.
“When those fights fell through I felt we had lost a bit of time and spoke to them about that.
“I wanted to make progress and given the time I spent boxing at a high level with GB, they agreed I didn’t need to be boxing so-called journeymen.
“Those fights have the potential to be a banana skin if you spend too long at that level. “
Cyrus Pattinson is showing no signs of slipping, or slowing down.
Words: Roy Kelly Picture: Mark Robinson/ Matchroom
