Ricardo Malajika impressively stopped fellow South African Jackson Chauke in two-rounds on Saturday night at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

The 26-year-old switch-hitter was very happy with his performance, in what was expected to be an evenly contested encounter.

"To be honest, I thought I was going to go the distance," Malajika (15-2, 11 knockouts) told The Ring moments after the victory. "I expected a very tough fight but thanks to my coach, thanks to everyone that has pushed me in camp, and because of them, we got a great stoppage.

"I saw an opportunity, I saw he got hurt from the bodyshot, I could see it on his face, the eyes don't lie, and then I said, 'grab it now, you never know what happens later on.' I never expected an early stoppage. He's been a legend for a very long time, and I respect him for that. It's the youngsters time to shine."

The win impressed his trainer, Manny Fernandes, who has worked with him for just over a year now.

"That right hand, in camp, was devastating and it was only a matter of time until he landed that right hand," Fernandes said of the punch that ended the fight.

Malajika, who holds the lesser-known IBO junior bantamweight title, made the unusual decision to drop from down in weight to face Chauke for the IBO flyweight title.

"I want to be five-time world champion, so wherever the opportunity is, I'll grab it," he said. "It's about sacrifices, I had to sacrifice 2 KG [4.4-pounds], so let's go for it."

He had to listen to his coach to help shift the extra weight.

"My coach made me skip at the start of training and at the end of training to make sure I make the weight," he explained. "He's guiding me, he watches everything I do."

"The Magic Man" intends to remain at 115-pounds and has his eye on amongst others the division's No. 1, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, who holds The Ring and WBC titles.

"I believe he's the best, but he hasn't fought me yet, so we can't say he's the best," he said laughing. "I feel like I'm the best [Laughs] The only way to find out is me and him in the ring.

"Anybody, anybody who wants to fight me, I'm ready, my coach is ready, you can call me 2 hours and say the fight is in one hour and we'll pick up and be ready to go. Even if it's a heavyweight."

He had a double cause for celebration after seeing younger brother, Charlton score an eye-catching knockout of his own on Sunday. Now he wants to celebrate.

"They have to give me a cake! Normally [my trainer] has been giving me tuna, now he needs to give me cake," he said laughing.

After Saturday's win, Malajika is no cake walk for anyone.

Editors Note: The Ring doesn't recognize the IBO.