Joshua vs Dubois: Tyler Denny beaten by rising star Hamzah Sheeraz at Wembley Stadium | Boxing News

Hamzah Sheeraz continued his march in direction of stardom as he beat Tyler Denny in emphatic vogue at Wembley Stadium to clinch the European middleweight title on Saturday evening. 

The 25-year-old made it 15 successive stoppage victories to enhance his excellent report to 21-0 (17 KOs) as considered one of British boxing’s rising world title contenders.

Sheeraz delivered a brutal assertion within the opening seconds as he floored Denny with a flash left hook, earlier than ending the job with one other dazing headshot within the second because the referee introduced the competition to a halt.

“I am a really humble man, humble in life, however I really feel nice. Huge thanks to everyone for popping out to assist me,” stated Sheeraz.

“I at all times go away it right down to my group. This wasn’t a banana pores and skin for me, they obtained me in right here for a motive and I delivered.

“I am uninterested in calling for world title fights now. Whoever is put within the ring with me, I am knocking them out. It means the whole lot and extra (to be preventing right here).”

An extension of Denny’s outstanding underdog story was to not be in entrance of a bustling London crowd as he fell sufferer to the dimensions and energy of his youthful opponent.

He felt the drive of Sheeraz’s high quality simply seconds into the primary spherical when he was toppled by a left hook, which had did not land cleanly however packed sufficient to drop the Black Nation fighter.

Denny recovered properly over the subsequent two minutes of the spherical, working low and dealing onerous to take the struggle on the within in an effort to eradicate Sheeraz’s harmful attain.

He was animated as he returned to his nook after the bell, punching himself within the head in frustration at his early fall.

Sheeraz retained his dominance within the second as he continued to look the quicker, stronger, extra harmful of the 2 fighters, working on the entrance foot and providing Denny few if any openings.

Denny gave the impression to be discovering some momentary pleasure along with his effort to work doggedly on the within, concentrating on the physique with quick sharp photographs earlier than being caught by a pointy mixture that left him on the canvas as soon as extra.

From there he managed to beat the eight rely, just for referee Mark Bates to wave off the competition a lot to the frustration of the defending champion.

Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois takes place on Saturday September 21 stay on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace. Guide Joshua v Dubois now!