The Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn undercard got off to an explosive start.In the curtain jerker of the evening, Mikie Tallon flattened Fazan Shahid in the fifth stanza of a flyweight contest scheduled for six rounds. Tallon, who hails from Liverpool and is trained by esteemed coach Joe Gallagher, earned his shot on the high-profile bill with an impressive performance during the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight week.His unanimous decision victory over America’s Christian Robles in Las Vegas caught the eye of Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, who subsequently gave him the green light to box at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.The 20-year-old showed maturity beyond his years as he patiently picked apart Shahid on the outside.There was excellent variance to his work as he switched from head to body seamlessly with speed and spite.Shahid came forward with plenty of ambition, attempting to offset the youngster’s rhythm with awkward herky-jerky head movement.But he was repeatedly clipped as he marched forward. Then, in the fifth round, Tallon picked out the shot to finally stop his brave adversary in his tracks.As Shahid dipped low, Tallon uncorked a booming right uppercut that sent Shahid’s head into orbit.Shahid attempted to regain his footing, but he couldn’t beat the count as referee Mark Bates waved off the action.It marked Tallon’s second win inside the distance in 11 fights (11-0).GettyTallon improves to 11-0 with only his second career KO[/caption]Meanwhile, he also became the first man to stop Shahid, who dropped to 4-3-2 in defeat.Tallon’s victory will open lots of doors for the precocious talent, and as we have seen with Mark Chamberlain, impressing on Ring Magazine cards leads to more high-profile opportunities.The Liverpudlian is hoping that it will come in the form of a British title shot, which is currently vacant at 112lbs.Speaking to Boxing News pre-fight, he said: “Next year, I want to try to push on for titles or take whatever Tasha and Joe think are the right fights to take. “You can’t actually fight for a British title until you are 21, and I turn 21 in January, so hopefully I can get the British title next year and then push on from there.“Under Joe Gallagher, and if I keep listening to the people around me, I think I can all the way to the top.”