
Hamzah Sheeraz Blasts Out Jez Smith in Two Rounds
Hamzah Sheeraz made a devastating start to his career as a middleweight as he knocked out Jez Smith in the second round at Wembley Arena, knocking him down twice in the brief time it lasted.

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Hamzah Sheeraz made a devastating start to his career as a middleweight as he knocked out Jez Smith in the second round at Wembley Arena, knocking him down twice in the brief time it lasted.

David Avanesyan came to the ring at Wembley behind a European Union flag and was billed from Yerevan, Armenia, before he demolished Oskari Metz, of Finland, in two minutes in defense of his European welterweight title.

Wembley, UK - Sam Noakes continued his charge up the lightweight rankings as he knocked out Italian champion Vicenzo Finiello in the fourth round.

Unbeaten lightweight Mark Chamberlain recorded the best win of his career to date as he dominated Jeff Ofori who was pulled out by his corner at the end of the fifth round on the Avanesyan-Metz bill at Wembley Arena.

By Ron Lewis - Michael Conlan was said to be “conscious and stable” after being taken to hospital following his brutal knockout defeat to Leigh Wood in the final round of their WBA featherweight title fight in Nottingham.

Caoimhin Agyarko extended his unbeaten record to 11 fights with a hard-earned ten-round unanimous decision over Mexico’s Juan Carlos Rubio on the Wood-Conlan bill in Nottingham.

Terri Harper got back to winning ways as the former WBC super-featherweight champion completely outboxed Yamila Abellaneda to claim a one-sided unanimous decision in her first fight at lightweight on the Wood-Conlan undercard in Nottingham.

Former two-weight world champion Erica Farias rolled back the years as she ended the unbeaten record of Sandy Ryan with a split decision on the Wood-Conlan card in Nottingham.

Judging in the UK is under the spotlight right now and Wood-Conlan is the first world title fight in the country since Josh Taylor’s controversial split decision win over Jack Catterall last month, which led this week to Ian John-Lewis being downgraded.

Marc Leach claimed the vacant British super-bantamweight title as he produced a brilliant display of boxing on the move to claim a unanimous decision over Chris Bourke at York Hall in East London. Speed won the day for Leach, as it had when the 27-year-old record his breakthrough win over Qais Ashfaq in 2020. He drew Bourke forward throughout, but kept out of range and punished Bourke when he missed, which was often.