The bookmakers didn't think he would do it but Carl Frampton and his team had no doubt that he would claim featherweight gold when he met the bigger, stronger Leo Santa Cruz in New York on Saturday night.
In a tightly contested match-up - Frampton's first at 126lbs - 'The Jackal' banked enough rounds early on to pay dividends on the scorecards as he claimed a majority decision over his Mexican opponent.
With one judge scoring it as a draw, the other two were in no doubt as the Northern Irishman took the title thanks to scores of 116-112 and 117-111.
And you could see just how much it meant to him.
https://twitter.com/BoxingBritain1/status/759599337479503872
From start to finish, it was a fascinating affair and here's exactly how it played out in the eyes of fight fans from all over the world.
https://twitter.com/TRTBoxing/status/759594959037018112
https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/759595243444527105
https://twitter.com/_HeyMike/status/759595287941742593
https://twitter.com/StandingTen/status/759595353511333888
https://twitter.com/ELOHSTACKz/status/759597029957992448
In the end, Frampton was the deserved winner and the Belfast man is now the first Northern Ireland fighter to win a world title in two weight divisions.
Considering how exciting Saturday night's fight was, we wouldn't rule out a rematch just yet...
