Tyler Denny slams house a proper hook on unbeaten Felix Money en path to technical choice win on June 22 at Resorts World Enviornment in Birmingham, England. Photograph credit score: Mark Robinson, Matchroom. Boxing
Tyler Denny continued an inconceivable run together with his finest win so far.
The streaking middleweight was pressured to accept a technical choice win when a minimize left Felix Money unable to proceed. The ringside doctor dominated Money unable to proceed early within the fifth spherical attributable to a minimize on his proper eyelid.
Judges Lee Each (49-47), Victor Loughlin (49-47) and Kevin Parker (49-46) all scored for Denny. The win noticed Denny retain his European middleweight title of their DAZN predominant occasion Saturday from Resorts World Enviornment in Birmingham, England.
“I’m buzzing. I used to be battering him round,” Denny informed DAZN/Matchroom’s Jamie Ward. “He was by no means going to final. He was tiring after two rounds.”
Money hadn’t fought since a December 2022 eight-round win over Celso Neves. The made-to-order bout almost proved disastrous for the beforehand unbeaten Brit, who pulled out of a subsequently deliberate conflict with Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams.
Reviews of out-of-ring points left Money with a career-long inactive stretch. He struggled to make the 160-pound restrict, as he required two makes an attempt to hit the mark on Friday. True to his sometimes unprofessional kind, Money then shoved Denny through the publish weigh-in staredown.
Denny discovered the proper second for his get-back.
The 32-year-old BOXXEr-promoted southpaw from close by Rowley Regis persistently beat Money to the punch. Money fell right into a gap early however managed to search out his vary.
Money loved a strong fourth till he was tagged late by a left hand. Denny moved in to complete however ran out of time because the bell sounded to finish the spherical. By that time, Money was pressured to take care of a deep gash in his proper eyelid.
Replays recommended the wound was attributable to a Denny left hand. Nonetheless, it was dominated as the reason for an unintentional headbutt, which despatched the decision to the judges.
“I’m the person. The way in which that was going, he was gone,” insisted Denny, who improved to 19-2-3 (1 knockout). “I believe he was [relieved] when the referee stopped it. Put some respect on my identify.”
Money (16-1, 10 KOs) suffered his first profession defeat and is now at a profession crossroads.
“Tyler was effectively ready. It’s an important story. It didn’t work out for Felix Money,” famous Eddie Hearn, whose Matchroom Boxing promotes Money for the second. “Eighteen months out the ring, and never dwelling the life paid the value.”
Denny prolonged his unbelievable three-year unbeaten streak. The struggle was his seventh versus an unbeaten opponent, all inside his previous 9 fights.
That run started together with his final defeat, a Nov. 2019 ten-round choice to Linus Udolfa. He then went idle for 19 months earlier than he returned with a vengeance.
The lone hiccup amongst his previous seven fights was a Nov. 2021 draw with then-undefeated River Wilson-Bent. Denny earned a cut up choice of their June 2022 rematch and has been flying excessive ever since.
He kicked off a three-fight 2023 marketing campaign with a ten-round choice over Brad Pauls (16-0 on the time) final February. It was his sixth consecutive struggle versus an unbeaten opponent. Denny adopted with a ten-round choice over veteran Macaulay McGowan (20-5-2, 5 KOs) final Could 6 at this very venue.
His yr concluded with an eighth-round stoppage of Matteo Signani final November 18 for his lone profession stoppage.
Now comes the half the place he exams the waters on the world stage.
“You bought to place my identify within the combine, them world title fights,” demanded Denny. “Arduous work pays off. Simply imagine in your self.”