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Hamzah Sheeraz vs Francisco Torres – Results and Fight Report
Hamza Sheraz headlined the Frank Warren-promoted event at the Copperbox in London last night, winning the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title with a fifth-round stoppage Francisco Emanuel Torres in a wild fight that included four knockdowns.
Sheeraz has made peaceful progress in professional boxing thus far, while Torres was held to a ten-round draw by the incoming Jose Benavidez Jr.
Sheraz (16-0, KO12) he started steadily and after a serene opening, a straight right hand staggered the guest in the second quarter, and the Argentine fell in the third quarter after a shot Sheraz left hand Sheraz made a mistake reaching the finish line, and Torres scored a knockdown of his own with a counter right hand.
.@sheeraz_hamzah It’s really starting to look really impressive 🙌 pic.twitter.com/cCL4sVjQfy
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) July 16, 2022
It was a lightning-fast knockdown and Sheraz nailed Torres (17-4-1, KO5) a strenuous right hand for the third time knocking down the frame. After a milder fourth, Sheraz counter sprung into action, ending the fight with a powerful right hand that dropped Torres once again, but this time the referee stopped the action.
Watch the full fight here:
In what could have been a major event in itself, Mark Heffron (28-2-1, KO22) won the British, Commonwealth and vacant IBF Intercontinental super middleweight titles via fifth-round stoppage Lennox Clarke (20-2-1, KO8).
Heffron hurt Clarke in the first round with a solid right to the head and the pair took turns dishing out punishment, but Heffron was always looking one step ahead and hurt Clarke again in the fourth with body shots. A left hand disoriented Clarke in the fifth set and another attack with volleys to the head and body forced the referee to intervene, much to Clarke’s protest. Third time lucky for Heffron, who had failed on his two previous attempts at the Lonsdale Belt.
A huge break for @Markhefron91 💥
Lennox Clarke, his corner kick and the fans are not ecstatic with the referee 🤬
Early? pic.twitter.com/TTBdYmesYb
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) July 16, 2022
Dennis McCann (13-0, KO7) he won the vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title, then fell and stopped James Buk Jr (14-3, KO2) in the eighth round. McCann stunned Beech early on and swarmed all over the Midlander until he finally touched down. McCann dominated the fight and scored another knockdown in the eighth with a right hand chop, and although Beech beat the count, another attack sent Beech into a frenzy.
Look at this to take a picture 🤯@ODennismccann pic.twitter.com/3xf0PrMSkS
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) July 16, 2022
Nick Ball (16-0, KO9) backed up his impressive stoppage of Isaac Lowe in his last fight and defended his WBC Silver featherweight title with a stoppage in the twelfth and final round Nathanael Kakololo (14-4-1, KO6). A right hand hit the guy in the final quarter and another attack left Kakololo defenseless and the referee rightly stopped the fight.
Nick Ball finally gets arrested!
Nathanael Kakololo is a tough guy, but the Scouser did great 💥 pic.twitter.com/U2fGXs5g3z
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) July 16, 2022
Pierce O’Leary (10-0, KO6) would live up to its nickname “Gigantic Bang” if it stopped Robin Zamora (17-15, KO8) in the second round of a scheduled eighth round in the super lightweight division. A stiff right hand froze Zamora and the referee wisely stopped the fight immediately.
Statement. worms
Robin Zamora has sixes and sevens after Pierce O’Leary catches him with a BRUTAL right hand 🤢#FightNightLive pic.twitter.com/wliedHyZWT
— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) July 16, 2022
Ryan Garner (12-0, KO6) he won every eighth round in the featherweight division against Christian Lopez Flores (13-19-2, KO11).
Karol Itauma (8-0, KO6) it’s worth watching and the airy heavyweight was stopped Michal Gazdik (6-24-1, KO4) in the fourth round of a scheduled six-round airy heavyweight fight. Masoud Abdullah (5-0, KO4) he won this distance for the first time in his career and was pushed strenuous Tinko Banabakov (3-1, KO0) in the featherweight division, winning 77-75.
Sean Noakes (2-0, KO1) remained undefeated and scored an impressive second-round victory against the usually hard-wearing MJ Hall (2-85-2, KO0) in the welterweight division. Also in the welterweight division Khalid Ali (3-0, KO2) arrested December Newton (8-25, KO2) in the second round.
Wonderfully named Sonny Liston Ali (4-0, KO0) continued his education, winning 60-55 Chris Adaway (10-73-4, KO1) at superlight. Umar Khan (4-0, KO) he was knocked out in the second round but eventually won the featherweight title in six rounds Angel Gomez (8-13-1, KO4).
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Daniel Dubois has revealed that his goal is an undisputed title clash with the winner of this weekend’s rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against former world champion Joseph Parker on February 22 and arrived in Riyadh earlier this week to watch Saturday’s clash between Usyk and Fury.
After being written off by many recently, “Dynamite” has been in the form of his life lately, picking up three stoppage wins off the back of Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
It was said that the heavy-handed 27-year-old would immediately enter into a rematch with Joshua, but “AJ” and his team did not agree with this idea.
And keep talking talkSPORT today, Dubois stated that he has his eye on unifying the four belts with the winner of Saturday’s rematch if he manages to overtake Parker.
“I’m here in Saudi Arabia and I want a winner on Saturday night.
I want to fight for an undisputed result, that’s the game now and that’s the goal.
“100% [I would beat them]. This is my time now. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I’m a recent man.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
“I am ready to fight for the undisputed, win it and make history.
“I evolved and learned from my mistakes.
“The team did well and I’m firing on all cylinders now. Let’s go!”
Like Dubois, Parker is also in the best form of his career and comes into the match on the back of upset wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.
The situation in the heavyweight division in 2025 depends on the outcome of the epic rematch on Saturday evening, in which three world titles will be up for grabs.
Usyk hurt and released Fury en route to a split decision victory when they first faced off in May, and many believe the ‘Gypsy King’ has everything to do if he wants to reverse the result.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
A third fight between the pair is contractually agreed if the Morecambe man wins, provided neither he nor ‘The Cat’ withdraws after the second battle at the Kingdom Arena.
Paulie Malignanggi believes that Tyson Fury is no longer the same fighter he once was, and he will not beat Oleksandr Usyk in Saturday’s rematch.
Fury decides to take revenge for his own loss of split decision to Usyk in May, when he meets the Ukrainian for the second time in Riyad.
Fury was given eight points after tripping over the ropes following a powerful attack from his rival, and Malignaggi feels his three fights with Deontay Wilder, in which he fell four times, are starting to catch up with him.
“I don’t know if Wilder and Fury are the same after these three fights,” the 41-year-old said talkSPORT Boxing.
“Wilder certainly didn’t look the same as Fury to me, his impact resistance was always one of the best.
“He got up from Deontay Wilder’s punches that would have made buildings collapse, and now Oleksandr Usyk, a former cruiserweight, turned him around and dropped him in the first fight.
“What are the lasting effects of the Wilder trilogy?
“Who is one of the most devastating boxers in history.”
The “Gypsy King” suffered the first defeat in his 36-fight professional career, but announced that he would end the 37-year-old’s career on Saturday.
Usyk remains undefeated in his 22-fight professional career, and in May he won the undisputed heavyweight title, the first man in the four-belt era to do so.
Former world champion Malignaggi believes that Usyk, who vacated the IBF belt after the first fight, will repeat the feat.
“I will choose Usyk,” he added.
“I don’t think Fury has it anymore.
“It’s no disrespect to Fury.
“I’ve always loved Fury, I’m just not sure if he can bring him back.”
Frank Warren today revealed that a third fight between the two teams is in the contract – provided Fury emerges victorious and neither retires – while the long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua could be an alternative option for the Manchester fighter.
Tyson Fury described both Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois as “very constrained” compared to him ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury, who saw Dubois defeat Joshua in five rounds at Wembley Stadium in September, is preparing for a second fight with Usyk on December 21 in Riyad, seven months after his first professional defeat against split decision for the undisputed title of heavyweight champion.
The ‘Gypsy King’ insists he will box in a similar fashion when he faces the Ukrainian for the unified heavyweight titles, as well as facing his rival in midfield, something he believes both Joshua and Dubois were unable to do , when they stood against him.
– What can you expect from me? Fury said during his face-to-face meeting with Usyk TNT Sports.
“Basically the same thing I did before.
“Good boxing.
“It’s not normal for someone my height and weight to be able to box and move and slide, so why should I take that away from my game.
“People tell me: go up to Usyk, take him down and punch him, but if it was so effortless why didn’t Joshua do it, who is a massive, sturdy man?
“Why didn’t Dubois do it?
“These men are constrained compared to me, very constrained.”
The 37-year-old Usyk defeated “AJ” twice on points and stopped Dubois, and Fury became the fifth Briton to fall victim to him.
The Manchester athlete believes it cost him an impressive performance in his first outing and has vowed to remain focused when facing Usyk on Saturday in three weeks’ time.
“I belong to a boxer,” the 36-year-old added.
“Slip, slide, clip, hook.
“I’m going to do it, but with more focus.
“A little more focused on my job and I think that’s my path to victory.”
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