London, UK: Hamzah Sheeraz v Tyler Denny, European EBU Middleweight Title
21 September 2024
Image By Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing.
Hamzah Sheeraz celebrates his win.
Hamzah Sheeraz was lined in belts. During the last 4 years the tall, placing Brit had been sacrificing to earn these straps.
He needed to make an affect on a stage like Saturday night time in London, England, showing because the co-feature on the Anthony Joshua-Daniel Dubois IBF heavyweight undercard as a part of Riyadh Season: Wembley Version at Wembley Stadium.
It’s secure to say Sheeraz left an indelible spectacular.
It took Sheeraz a mere 305 seconds to chew up southpaw Tyler Denny to stay undefeated with a second-round stoppage victory at 2:05 to win the European middleweight title.
Ranked No. 3 at middleweight by The Ring, Sheeraz (21-0, 17 knockouts) had felt averted—and after this destruction, it’s comprehensible. Denny (19-3-3, 1 KO) was knocked down within the first and second rounds.
The middleweight division appears vast open. It could possibly be as much as Sheeraz for the taking.
“I’ve at all times stated I’m a really humble man, humble in victory and humble in defeat, humble in life,” Sheeraz stated. “I felt nice. Only a huge thanks to my sponsor and everybody right here who supported me at present. I at all times depart all the way down to my workforce. They knew what they’re doing.”
Hamzah Sheeraz made simple work of Tyler Denny (Picture by Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing).
Denny, 33, was coming off a giant victory, handing Felix Money his first professional defeat.
Sheeraz by no means gave him an opportunity.
Inside the first 13 seconds of the battle, he had Denny down. There was a definite peak distinction between the 5-foot-10 Denny and the 6-foot-3 Sheeraz.
Moments after the opening bell, Sheeraz had backed up Denny with the jab, then came to visit with a left hook that caught Denny behind his proper ear, and sending Denny to the canvas. Denny, a pure southpaw, spent the remainder of the primary spherical attempting to get inside Sheeraz’s prolonged attain width.
Within the second, the affected person, calculating Sheeraz backed Denny up as soon as extra. Together with his excessive guard, the 25-year-old Sheeraz arrange virtually the identical precise punch within the second spherical, when he knocked down Denny once more with 1:04 left within the spherical.
He arrange the knockout blow completely, touchdown a number of probing jabs, a straight proper, after which came to visit with a left hook proper on Denny’s proper ear and down went Denny once more.
Referee Mark Bates instantly waved it over.
“I’m actually uninterested in monitoring down title fights now,” Sheeraz stated. “Anybody at 168, bringing it on, let’s make it occur. It’s about delivering. I can solely say thanks to my workforce.”
Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been working for Ring Journal/RingTV.com since October 1997 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America.
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