Hamzah Sheeraz blitzes Tyler Denny in two rounds
Sep 21, 2024 • 3:46 PM ET
Hamzah Sheeraz captured the European middleweight title with a two-round blowout of Tyler Denny.
Sheeraz, 21-0 (17 KOs), clipped Denny with an early left hook – the first meaningful shot he threw – and Denny went down.
The Midlands man stood up, but shipped the same shot moments later and Sheeraz took control early. Denny tried to cover up and ride out the storm but it was a horror show of an opening round. Denny had been down within 20 seconds.
Sheeraz maintained his control throughout the second. Denny was caught pulling out early by a right hook and the signs were that he was going to be in for a long night before he was cracked by right and left hooks and he went down once more.
Denny, now 20-2-3 (1 KO), contended he could have fought on but referee Mark Bates disagreed and waved it off. Time of the stoppage was 2:05 of the second..
“Any 160 names, let’s have it,” said Sheeraz.
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
