Steven Butler ended Ramadan Hiseni’s run of good luck in Quebec province, where the latter came up snake eyes Thursday at Montreal Casino in Montreal.

The Montreal-based fan favorite Butler scored a highlight-reel knockout, finishing the fight with a single left hook at 1 minute, 20 seconds of the second round. The win was the fourth straight – all by knockout – for the 30-year-old “Bang Bang” Butler, who moved to 38-5-1 (32 KOs).

Hiseni, 29, of Switzerland, dropped to 22-3-2 (8 KOs), while losing for the first time inside the distance.

The victory improved Butler’s standing in the super middleweight division, where he remains undefeated after years of struggling to make the middleweight limit. He collected a regional WBA 168lbs belt, which should improve his ranking with the sanctioning body that he intends to target for his next title opportunity, telling BoxingScene before the fight that his hope is to challenge WBA super middleweight titleholder Jose Armando Resendiz.

It was clear early on that Butler’s power was too much for Hiseni to deal with. Midway through the first round, Hiseni looked like he had trouble carrying the force of the first right hand from Butler. Near the end of the round, Hiseni was hurt even more dramatically as a Butler right hand knocked his head back, forcing him to see the lights above, bloodying his nose and nearly putting him down.

Hiseni attempted to get some respect early on in the second round, coming out more aggressively, but Butler showed he wasn’t impressed by what was coming his way. A minute into the round, a right hand froze Hiseni along the ropes before a left hook closed the show.

Hiseni had done well in his two previous visits to the Canadian province, upsetting Alexandre Gaumont in December by unanimous decision and nearly defeating Shamil Khataev in 2024, holding him to a majority draw.

Ryan Songalia is a reporter and editor for BoxingScene.com and has written for ESPN, the New York Daily News, Rappler, The Guardian, Vice and The Ring magazine. He holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at ryansongalia@gmail.com or on Twitter at @ryansongalia.