WATCH: Hamzah Sheeraz SHINES In Torres Step Up And A New British Champion CROWNED

Written by Jared Parry on 17th July 2022.

Hamzah Sheeraz survived a knockdown to stop Francisco Emanuel Torres in five rounds to win the WBC Silver title on a stacked bill which also saw Mark Heffron crowned British and Commonwealth champion following victory over Lennox Clarke at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Sheeraz established his jab early, and progressively loaded it up as he could see the problems it was causing for Torres. Sheeraz would find a breakthrough at the beginning of round three as he would drop Torres. Torres would respond as he would land a heavy right hand of his own which would floor Sheeraz. Sheeraz rose to his feet and would find another knockdown as Torres would hit the canvas again. Round five saw the closing shot as a sharp right hand would floor Torres once more, this time resulting in the stoppage.

The undercard saw Dennis McCann pass his biggest test to date with flying colours as he would become the first man to stop James Beech Jr. Beech Jr. was game but McCann implemented his relentless work rate to drop Beech Jr. in both the first and the eighth round, the latter knockdown resulting in the towel being thrown in from the Beech Jr. corner.

Mark Heffron finally picks up a British title at the third time in asking. Heffron had previously been unsuccessful on two occasions at middleweight, but he moved to super middleweight to challenge Lennox Clarke for the British and Commonwealth titles. Heffron and Clarke would put on a show, but Heffron would find a stoppage in round five as the ref waved off the bout, sparking fury from Clarke who believed he had more to offer.

Nick Ball became the first man to stop Nathanael Kakololo as he would beat his man down for eleven rounds before landing the knockout blow in the 12th and final round to retain his WBC Silver featherweight title.

Pierce O'Leary would make a statement in his first fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner as he viciously lived up to his nickname 'Big Bang' when he would stop Robin Zamora in just two rounds with a thunderous shot.

Ryan Garner would move to 12-0 following a shutout victory over Christian Lopez Flores. Masood Abdulah overcame an undefeated opponent in Tinko Banabakov earning a points win over eight rounds. Umar Khan survived a second-round knockdown to come back to defeat Engel Gomez. Sonny Liston Ali also added a points victory to his record as he defeated Chris Adaway over six rounds.

Karol Itauma built on his victory at Wembley Stadium last time out as he would get a fourth-round knockout victory over Michal Gazdik. Khalid Ali also picked up a knockout victory, stopping Des Newton in two rounds. Sean Noakes also only needed two rounds, as he stopped MJ Hall in the second round to move to 2-0.