Boy Jones Jnr is keeping his feet on the canvas after picking up his third win as a professional with a second-round stoppage against Janis Puksins on Friday night at Wembley Arena.

The 18-year-old from Chingford made quick work of the Latvian southpaw (5-29-2), bouncing back from the disappointment of a draw against Jamie Quinn last time out by stopping Puksins after 1.15 of round two.

And after a commanding performance the super featherweight says he is taking everything in his stride and not getting carried away with targeting specific belts or opponents.

“I just want to finish the year on a good note and probably have one or two more fights and then we are on to next year,” explained the teenager when asked what he was looking to achieve in the second half of the year.

“I am just a baby in boxing terms. We have not got eyes on anyone or any titles, I just want to be getting out there and fighting; getting rounds into me and learning.

“I am not a flash person,” he continued. “And I have my trainers Dom (Negus) and Lenny (Butcher) who help keep me grounded so I can just concentrate on fighting. I love it, I am just a kid really.”

He continued: “I am a still on cloud nine. It was a good win but I feel good and I am still buzzing and I can’t wait to get back out there. I can’t say too much but hopefully I be back out in September.”

And that boyish enthusiasm was evident after last month’s draw with Quinn as Jones Jnr picked a few choice words after the bout.

He told iFL TV: “I think it was a very questionable thing. I think everyone in the arena knows who won that fight but that is boxing. You are going to get the bad refs and the refs who are watching a completely different fight.

“For the first two rounds I thought I boxed his head off. I got caught with a couple of chin shots but that is boxing, you are going to get hit.

“I don’t think I lost the third round, I just did not want to get hit.

“I thought I won all four rounds but it is one of those things.”

It was the same referee, Lee Cook, who oversaw Saturday’s win but Jones Jnr insists he did not give the identity of the official a second thought once he had had stepped into the ring.

“I am there to do a job and nothing comes between me doing that,” he stated. “We had a game plan and I stuck to it.”

Facing a southpaw for the first time might have been another potential cause of concern but it was not one the youngster felt under undue pressure from.

“It felt a bit different to start with but once I relaxed I did not find it a problem,” he mused. “I don’t like searching my opponent’s name but we have to know their style.

“I said to everyone I wanted to make a statement and I put things right. Now I have done that.”