The heavily favored former WBO welterweight champion TKO'd Josh Wagner in the second round of their co-feature on the Keyshawn Davis-Nahir Albright undercard at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

Norman (29-1, 23 KOs) dropped Wagner, 33, twice and overwhelmed the reluctant underdog with his power, yet referee Eric Irizzary strangely wanted him to continue.

Wagner (19-3, 10 KOs) complained about an injury to his left shoulder after the second knockdown, which led a ringside physician to stop their scheduled 10-round bout at 1:24.

“He said he was going to press hard in there,” Norman told DAZN’s Chris Mannix. “I was expecting something serious. But he came out playing and all that. … I came out trying to take his head off and I said, ‘Nah, let me chill, get back on my jab, my fundamentals. ... But I still got the job done.”

Norman, 25, fought for the first time since three-division champ Devin Haney won the WBO 147-pound crown from him by unanimous decision November 22 on “The Ring IV: Night of The Champions” undercard in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.

The Georgia native, who was a 20-1 favorite, hired one of boxing’s most touted trainers, Ronnie Shields, to replace his father, Brian Sr., after the loss to Haney.

Wagner, of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, lost by knockout for the second time in 22 fights. He also slipped to 1-3 in his past four fights.