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- Sheeraz floored Tyler Denny with a flash left hook in the opening seconds of the first round before finishing the job with another headshot in the second
- The 25-year-old made it 15 successive stoppage victories to improve his record to 21-0 (17 knockouts) as one of British boxing’s rising world title contenders
ISLAMABAD: Hamzah Sheeraz, a British boxer of Pakistani descent, on Saturday defeated Tyler Denny at Wembley Stadium in London to clinch the European middleweight title, British media reported.
The 25-year-old made it 15 successive stoppage victories to improve his record to 21-0 (17 knockouts) as one of British boxing’s rising world title contenders.
Sheeraz floored Denny with a flash left hook in the opening seconds of the first round before finishing the job with another dazing headshot in the second as the referee brought the contest to a halt, Britain’s Sky Sports broadcaster reported.
“I’m a very humble man, humble in life, but I feel great. Massive thank you to everybody for coming out to support me,” Sheeraz was quoted as saying by the broadcaster.
“I always leave it down to my team. This wasn’t a banana skin for me, they got me in here for a reason and I delivered.”
Denny recovered well after being toppled by Sheeraz’s left hook just seconds into the first round and operated low and worked hard to take the fight on the inside. Sheeraz retained his dominance in the second round, operating on the front foot and offering Denny few if any openings.
Sheeraz caught Denny by a sharp combination that left him on the canvas once more, with referee Mark Bates waving off the contest much to the disappointment of the defending champion.
“I’m tired of calling for world title fights now,” Sheeraz said. “Whoever is put in the ring with me, I’m knocking them out. It means everything and more (to be fighting here).”