The top Cuban amateur, who now represents Cork, was given the perfect opportunity to showcase his talents, he fought American veteran Travis Walker.

Perez had a unanimous points win and looked comfortable while getting down to business. Perez looked on the verge of stopping Walker - but the rounds will certainly do Walker  good, who hadn’t fought in 18 months.

His team needs to keep him active over the next 12 months before looking to challenge for any type of a title.