SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND -- It was a welcome homecoming for lightweight Josh Padley, who scored a fifth-round stoppage over Serbia's Marco Cvetanovic in his first appearance as a full-time pro. Caoimhin Agyarko conjured up a thrilling recovery win over ten rounds to outwork Ryan Kelly on a week's notice, while London duo Giorgio Visioli and Emmanuel Buttigieg returned to produce stoppage victories elsewhere.

Padley (16-1, 5 KOs) was given a rapturous reception, 25 miles from home, and showcased a series of subtle skills against a bigger target in Cvetanovic (13-1, 6 KOs) to reinforce the fact his Matchroom signing was more substance than gimmick after a heartwarming story saw him gain new fans with his Saudi call-up on February 22.

His return came on a Sheffield bill headlined by WBC's No.1-ranked junior-welterweight contender Dalton Smith's return against Mathieu Germain, with four of the seven-fight card televised on DAZN.

Josh Padley is now the WBA International lightweight champion, and big fights have again been teased for the Armthorpe contender after dropping previously unbeaten Marco Cvetanovic twice en route to a fifth stoppage as a professional.

Some nice swivel and smart shots landed late in the second for the 29-year-old, who took his time chopping down the big target in-front of him and made sure to unload body work against a Serbian quickly on the back foot.

By the time he was on his haunches in the fifth, the writing was on the wall and Padley soon forced referee Steve Gray to wave off the contest after pressing the action with more clean work downstairs, pinning Cvetanovic up against the ropes.

To kick off the DAZN broadcast, a back-and-forth junior-middleweight contest saw Caoimhin Agyarko (17-0, 7 KOs) win the WBA Continental title after ten rounds' thrilling action against Ryan Kelly (19-6-1, 8 KOs).

Agyarko, accepting this opportunity on a week's notice to replace Ishmael Davis, was twitchy early on but eventually got into his groove after trailing through five rounds.

Kelly's left hand landed plenty in the first-half, though Agyarko's right was the power shot he was rightly wary of during some competitive exchanges.

The Birmingham-based Kelly froze Agyarko with a body shot in the pocket during the final minute of the fourth, while Agyarko was wearing the damage with a bloodied left eye after a bruising fifth.

Agyarko opted to box-and-move as they entered the second-half, Kelly allowing him respite and powerful flurries kept the 31-year-old honest.

The seventh was nip-and-tuck and more came in the eighth, Kelly appearing fatigued while Agyarko was progressively upping the gears.

Following a nervy ninth, it could've come down to the last frame and Agyarko's powerful finish in the final half-minute created distance between himself and a willing adversary who will wish he could've sustained a promising start.

Super-featherweight prospect Giorgio Visioli (7-0, 6 KOs) was in his flow state from minute one until the inevitable ending, scoring a fourth-round stoppage win over Kane Baker (19-12-2, 1 KO) in their scheduled eight-round contest.

The ease with which he teed off combinations was ominous, stab jabs and fluid movement proving far too much for the well-travelled 34-year-old to handle.

Former two-time English lightweight title challenger Baker could and very nearly was retired by his corner in the third, the towel shaking profusely as the Birmingham man absorbed damage aplenty but did just enough to go again.

Soon enough, the end came. Baker didn't pose Visioli any threat and allowed the youngster, who turned 22 this week, free reign to thrive in open space at his own speed after the "best training camp" yet, sparring Stateside and in Scotland to boot.

Buttigieg's body work does wonders

Rising middleweight prospect Emmanuel Buttigieg (8-0, 2 KOs) took his time and it paid off, producing a fifth-round stoppage of durable veteran Grant Dennis (19-11, 3 KOs).

Buttigieg emerged with purpose and patience, more than he'd shown during January's six-round firefight with James Todd, against a similarly experienced veteran who knew how to take big shots and fire back with his own, even if they didn't have the same head-snapping effect.

As promoter Eddie Hearn and manager Lee Eaton encouraged him ringside, the former's "stay on your chest" command felt fitting before round five to avoid letting Dennis off the hook.

Midway through the subsequent stanza, Buttigieg was ticked off for an accidental low blow and his one-two combinations were flowing shortly afterwards, as urgency was stressed.

Almost as though a flip was switched in his head, the 20-year-old could sense the finish was near and a left hand to the body did exactly that. Dennis writhing in agony on the canvas confirmed the same, as Buttigieg wheeled away to celebrate.

Wigan lightweight Joe Howarth, who won the vacant Central Area title last November, returned with a six-round points nod (60-54) over 16-fight pro Mario Valenzuela Portillo to kick off the night's action.

After threatening a finish with some savvy punch selection in the third, Howarth (12-1, 4 KOs) had his body work and uppercuts to thank as they were clearly having an impact on the Mexican.

In the fifth, the 23-year-old (8-7-2, 2 KOs) was twice down on the canvas - once after being dragged to the mat, the next time after an overzealous foul prompted a warning from referee John Latham.

Howarth pressed the issue in the final frame, Portillo complaining about rabbit punching and resembling target practice for the younger man to sink shots into.

He was good value for his victory, but was guilty of rough-housing in sequences where he could've created separation and put an exclamation mark on his display.

Lightweight: Josh Padley TKO5 (1:13) Marco Cvetanovic

Junior-middleweight: Caoimhin Agyarko MD10 (95-95, 97-94, 96-94) Ryan Kelly

Super-featherweight: Giorgio Visioli TKO4 (0:52) Kane Baker

Middleweight: Emmanuel Buttigieg KO5 (2:19) Grant Dennis

Lightweight: Joe Howarth UD6 (60-54) Mario Valenzuela Portillo