Heavyweights will always attract attention but it's much easier for any fighter to connect with a fan base if they can get them invested in their journey right from the very start.

Olaniyan turned professional in March. Two of his first three fights have taken place in front of his hometown crowd at Dublin’s 3Arena and the 20-year-old has made an immediate impression with a pair of exciting knockouts.

On September 5, things go up a few notches. Around 80,000 fans are expected to file in to the city’s Croke Park to say an emotional farewell to Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor as the multi-weight world champion brings down the curtain on her career with an undisputed junior welterweight title fight against Flora Pili.

Olaniyan (3-0, 3 KOs) will box on the show and and can be assured of a showcase spot on the undercard.

The first six months of Olaniyan’s career couldn’t have gone any better.

“Definitely not and it’s just getting the people from my home city, Dublin, and obviously Ireland behind me,” he told The Ring.

“They get to see me on the big screen and fighting on these big shows. It’s good because I want to be the next Irish heavyweight hope. I want to be the one to bring the big heavyweight nights back to Ireland, back to Dublin. So, getting these opportunities to show the people of Ireland what I'm about this early is a big blessing and it's an opportunity I'm not taking lightly. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm definitely going to get there.”

A group of talented young Irish fighters have emerged over the past 12 months but as an exciting, charismatic heavyweight, Olaniyan is ideally placed to pick up Taylor’s mantle and run with it.

So far, the 6-foot-6 Olaniyan hasn’t had to lean too heavily on the technical skills that took him to a World Youth Championship in 2019 but he has shown hand speed, aggression, flair and power.

As he career progresses, a large fan base could prove to be a big intangible quality.

Olaniyan is still some way away from the type of fights that will involve detailed, drawn-out discussions but a large, passionate support is a very useful factor to bring to any negotiating table.

“Most definitely because you know the Irish fans, when we have somebody we get behind them and we push them right to the top,” he said.

“I think this new crop of heavyweights — myself, Moses Itauma, Daniel Dubois, Leo Atang — I definitely think it's like a resurgence of the golden era of the heavyweight division so I think there's going to be a lot of big fights to be made down the line. Of course, there’s a lot of development still though in all of us and I definitely think that the Irish people can get behind me and push me to the top.

“I think it's a recipe for success and it's a recipe for sold-out arenas and sold-out stadiums anywhere in the world because you know Irish fans are known to travel.

“It's good to get the support I’m getting now but in the future when I'm bringing in titles it will only increase of course.”