Check out Wally Downes Jr's ringside recap of Hamzah Sheeraz's blistering two-round destruction of Tyler Denny.
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Hamzah Sheeraz raced out of the blue corner and out of the red bank zone.
Ahead of the 25-year-old’s middleweight clash with Tyler Denny, 33, the Ilford ace revealed to SunSport that his father had risked £800,000 of the family’s savings and borrowings to launch his career.
And 19 pro wins were still not yet enough to get them into the black.
But his two-round demolition of brave southpaw Denny - as chief support to Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois - should now mean all debts are repaid and he now builds his own empire.
Denny’s brilliant story of rising from fighting in Dudley dives to Wembley stadium - and bouncing back from two defeats - almost ended in the first minute.
Sheeraz - one of the tallest middleweights Britain has ever seen - slashed his temple with a left hook the challenger he had to take a knee.
It looked like he would never recover as his legs turned to jelly but these Black Country boys are tough and he refused to surrender.
But, in the second round, Sheeraz ruthlessly rattled his skull again and, backed into his own red corner, he folded again.
From ringside we could see he would never recover but the warrior in Denny meant he built the count once again beat the count.
But his legs were dancing to a tune that only he could hear, ringing in his battered brain and the ref beautifully saved him from his own courage.
Middleweight prospect Hamzah Sheeraz is just moments away from throwing down with Tyler Denny.
The unbeaten WBC Silver and Commonwealth middleweight titleholder is undoubtedly one of the best prospects we have at the moment and has a bright future ahead of him.
And he has the perfect opportunity to catapult himself into the public eye as the final warm-up act for the main event.
Let's see if he can capitalise on the stunning stage for his 21st professional outing.
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Tyler Denny vs Hamzah Sheeraz odds
Tyler Denny by KO, TKO or DQ – 9/1
Tyler Denny by Decision – 15/1
Draw – 19/1
Hamzah Sheeraz by KO, TKO or DQ – 7/25
Hamzah Sheeraz – 19/4
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