Chatham’s Robert Caswell beats Logan Paling with a brutal body shot at York Hall

Robert Caswell admitted he was only just getting warmed up as he brushed aside his latest opponent.

A stunning body shot towards the end of the second round was enough for the Chatham light to floor Logan Paling and move onto 7-0, edging another step closer to a potential title fight at the end of this year.

The 22-year-old said: “I didn’t think I would get the KO like that, it was like a one-punch body shot. I’m buzzing - I can’t believe it!

“Six minutes in and I was only just getting warmed up - but I will take that every day.”

That win, with a left-handed uppercut, came exactly a year after a two-round TKO win against Myron Patrick in Southsea.

Caswell knows he needs more rounds ahead of a title shot and will look to get out again in September ahead of a possible challenge for a belt before the year is out.

He said: “We are nearly at the stage for a title fight - we are on the cusp, I have one more, stepping up to eight rounds in my next fight and then hopefully after that, around November time I will challenge for my first title, if all goes well, that’s the plan.

“I want to get some more rounds in for the experience because I have only done four rounds and the six rounds so far, so I just need to get an eight in for more experience, just to get used to that and then I will be ready for a title fight.”

Caswell boxed with St Mary’s as a amateur but since turning pro he switched to the Boxing Booth Gym in Redhill, Surrey.

It means he’s having to travel to train but generous sponsorship, including from main backers L& S Carpentry, has allowed him to concentrate on his boxing full-time.

He’s also been getting support from his local football team, Chatham Town, who have invited him to the club to drum up more support for