One right hand has catapulted Conah into boxing big time

And the new…Walker is now British welter champion

AFTER his stunning come-from-behind British title victory, Wolverhampton warrior Conah Walker bellowed: “Show me the money!”

And life-changing cash is now on the table after Walker dramatically turned the tables on welterweight champ Harry Scarff with a single, thunderous right hand in the 11th round.

His Old Gold army at Nottingham Arena witnessed a Saturday night finish that could’ve been scripted for the big screen’s Rocky.

Trailing widely on points and seemingly destined for defeat, Walker, his right eye swollen, uncorked that overhand right that sent Derby’s Scarff spilling to the canvas.

He lurched to his feet at six, but staggered across the ring like a drunk on black ice. With 29-year-old Walker hurling a stream of unanswered punches, referee Michael Alexander called a halt at one minute 23 seconds.

“Horrible” Harry may have been on the home-stretch to victory, but there was no controversy over the stoppage. He was gone – glassy eyed and lost in a mental fog.

In registering another upset, Walker, who also collected the Commonwealth title, again showed his gladiatorial spirit. A snarling bulldog of a scrapper, he’ll keep fighting, keep wading through pain until the other man buckles.

“This was no fluke!” the new champ insisted. It was not. It was what Walker does – he drags opponents into a meat-grinder.

Clutching his hard-earned belts, Conah said: “We knew he was a good boxer, a very good boxer, but I’m a dog and you can’t have a second off with a dog because I will get you. I got him, simple as that.”

That speech pretty much summed-up Walker’s blueprint for victory.

The end may have been the stuff of big screen battles, the action that proceeded it was not. Scarff used his long levers and old pro guile to nullify Walker’s aggression, tying up the Black Country hero when danger threatened.

Mr Alexander had a hard night’s work.

Walker’s trainer Richie Ghent told me: “Conah caught him with a couple of shot and he reacted, so we knew he could hurt him. It’s weird, I had a feeling it was coming.

“Conah was speeding up his feet to put the pressure on a bit more and the gaps were starting to show. I had a feeling it was going to happen.

“(Scarff) is a horrible opponent, he can make world champions look poor. But I knew once he started punching with Conah there would only be one outcome.

“I want Conah to have a good rest – he’s had two back-to-back camps. After that, we’ll look at the opportunities that are about.”

Now Walker, a man who learned his craft on the small hall circuit, can look to very big fights and very big money.

He added: “This is our dream, to become British champion and let me tell you something now – if you win the British you can go on to world honours. Trust me.

“I’m going to dedicate every second of my life to boxing because I’m changing my life and my family’s life forever!”

And he’s done that with one mighty right hand.