Nikki Bascome is adamant family comes first in any consideration about the next step in his professional career.

After enduring a frustrating year which included two postponements, the 31-year old made a victorious return to the ring when securing a unanimous points decision over Canadian Cody Kelly in the main event on the Fight Night Champion card at The Shed, in Dockyard on Saturday night.

Having extended his professional record to 11-1, Bascome conceded he remains undecided about his future plans while still harbouring ambitions of returning to Las Vegas to resume his tutelage under former IBO super-featherweight champion Jeff Mayweather, the uncle of five-times world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“Sometimes I feel like this could be the last fight and other times I don’t want to stop. Whatever I decide to do I have to sit down with my family and talk things through.

“It’s been a long period of training and waiting for a fight so I’ll take a bit of rest and see what’s next, maybe something in the new year. The hunger is still there but I have to go back to sit down with my family and see what is next.

“Most of all for me it’s about getting back out to Vegas. I had an amazing camp out there in May and wanted to show all the work that I had put in.

“I’d like to go back because I want to keep learning. When I’m here, there is only so much we can do because of limited resources. When I’m away things are clicking and I soak everything up. Hopefully I can get back out there.”

Reflecting on the fight itself Bascome, who was in control throughout, picked his opportunities to score points and was relieved to prevail over a dangerous opponent.

“It was a big relief to get back in the ring,” he said.“ I’m just glad I got the job done and can go back home to my family.

“Fighting southpaws you are battling for that lead foot and so it took me a few rounds to get my timing right but once I did I was able to let my right hand go and connect with the jab.

“I had to be cautious because he was alert at all times and so I had to stay smart and make sure I didn’t get caught by his looping left hand.”

There was also delight for compatriot Mikey Parsons who secured his first professional victory with a unanimous points decision over Jamaican Gregory Miller.

On the amateur undercard, Adrian Roach stole the show with a dominant display, stopping Canadian Matthew-Scott Mahar-Barbara 1min 6sec into the second round.

Proving too strong for his opponent from the outset, Roach dropped Mahar-Barbara with a bruising body shot at the start of the round before a further left hook to the body ultimately ended the contest, with the referee stepping in to stop the fight.

“Overall I got the job done and broke him down so I’m really happy,” said Roach, who returns to the ring for the Crandall University Chargers Boxing team in Calgary, Alberta, on November 5 and 6, before fighting in Brunswick, Maryland, at the end of the month.

“I could see it in his face when he first went down and so when the referee told us to go again I went for it and he dropped again. Momentum is building for me at the moment and I just want to keep that going.”

There was also a devastating display from Enzi Johnston, who stopped Anyssa Coley in the final round of their three-round contest after the latter had already been given three standing eight counts.

Yannick Dill prevailed over Che Beane in a heavyweight encounter, securing a unanimous decision, while Cole Durham came out on the right side of a split decision against Sion Symonds in a hard-fought contest.

Also claiming a split-decision victory was Bermuda’s Jaylon Roberts, who rallied from an early standing eight count in the first round to edge the remaining two and overcome David Pak of the United States.