After delivering a great second-round knockout, Hamzah Sheeraz is out there stating his willingness to fight any middleweight contender. The 25-year-old British fighter stopped Tyler Denny in the undercard of the Anthony Joshua- Daniel Dubois fight staged at Wembley Stadium, London, and gave out a stinging warning to the other contenders.
Facing off against Tyler Denny vs Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs) wasted no time establishing his dominance. The 33-year-old Denny, who came into the fight with a seven-fight winning streak, simply couldn’t withstand Hamzah Sheeraz’s power. The young middleweight got the knockout victory in the second round itself, which takes his knockout run to 15 straight fights.
It was another performance of the year for him, who has been dominating the 160-pound division in the sport. Another talent and currently the WBC interim light middleweight champion and WBO mandatory Titleholder is Hamzah Sheeraz. Currently ranked No. 1 by the WBC and WBO and No. 4 by the IBF. The IBO is now the perfect opportunity for him to achieve what he has been dreaming of for years, a world title shot.
With the victory behind him, he turns his attention to the next challenge: a world title shot. He’s ready for any challenge. When questioned by DAZN after the fight he did not hide his intentions. “I’m really tired of calling for a title fight now,” Sheeraz said. “Like I said, whoever [Turki Alalshikh] puts in the ring with me, I’m coming here, and I’m getting knocked out. It’s honestly as simple as that. Any 160 names, bring it on. Let’s go.”
This puts him in good stead and he can back his confidence inside the ring with the results to show for it. They’ve not lost their fight and in 21 fights he won 17 matches with KOs, which makes him a dangerous boxer. The stoppage win over Tyler Denny only enhances his growing status as one of the toughest combatants in the middleweight division.
With the victory behind him, he turns his attention to the next challenge: a world title shot. Current WBC and WBO number one contender Hamzah also agreed that he is ripe for the fight whenever the chance is given. For Tyler Denny (19-3-3 with one knockout), it was a stunning loss that halted his streak of victories at seven. Even though he was knocked down in the fight, Tyler Denny continued to slug it out with him. But he was outclassed by the opponent.
Speaking to the media after winning the fight, Hamzah Sheeraz took his time to thank the fans who turned out for the fight. Hamzah Sheeraz will be moving into a world title eliminator shortly, with another striking display that showcased his skills and potential, boxing fans will come again in anticipation of the next move of this bright prospect.
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