David Haye... clear winner.

David Haye secured the second victory of his comeback with a routine second-round knockout of Arnold Gjergjaj at London’s 02 Arena, late Saturday.

The heavyweight, fighting for the second time in five months after a three-and-a-half-year lay-off with a career-threatening shoulder injury, provided another demonstration of his power one minute and 35 seconds into the second, securing the 26th stoppage of his career.

Kosovo-Albanian Gjergjaj had already twice hit the canvas and was a tiring figure appearing to want a way out when falling for a third time from another right hand at the end of a hurtful barrage.

Victory clears Haye’s path to the fight he wants with veteran American Shannon Briggs later this year.

Thereafter, having worked out the ring-rust remaining from his lay-off, Haye will hope to tempt IBF titlist Anthony Joshua, or WBA and WBO champion Tyson Fury, into the biggest fights this side of the Atlantic.