Latest news with #stoppage
The Sun
13-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Hamzah Sheeraz smashes Edgar Berlanga with INCREDIBLE KO win to set up potential Canelo Alvarez showdown
HAMZAH SHEERAZ silenced American mouthpiece Edgar Berlanga with a fifth-round stoppage on his Stateside debut. Sheeraz came into the bout of the back of a controversial draw against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames in February. 2 2 And welcoming him up to super-middleweight Berlanga - once a man who scored 16 straight first-round knockouts. But more recently, he was dominated over 12 rounds by Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez. Sheeraz went one further by stopping Sheeraz one round after his two knockdowns in the fourth. He is now mandatory for the WBO 168lb title and said: 'Canelo is a boxing hero of mine. "For my name to be mentioned in the same sentence is a great achievement. 'If it does happen I'll stand in the middle and have it out with him. 'Massive thank you to Andy Lee. 'Them first few rounds I was losing but we had a plan. I told him to trust me and he did, so thank you. 'I swear to you, whoever was in the ring with me today there was no stopping me.' Sheeraz, 26, first floored Berlanga, 28, with a left hook after a combination of punches. The American - with Puerto Rican heritage - made it to his feet but was dropped once more this time a right hand doing the damage. Brave Berlanga made it out of the round but after a right hand dropped him again the referee waved off the bout. Sheeraz moves to 22 wins and one draw and must await the next move of Canelo - who faces Terence Crawford on September 13.
BBC News
07-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Simpson survives two knockdowns to stop Zucco
Super-middleweight Callum Simpson picked himself up off the canvas twice before securing a stunning stoppage victory over Ivan Zucco in his home town of 28, made history as he maintained his unbeaten record (18-0) to become the town's first European champion when he stopped Italy's Zucco in the 10th round at Barnsley FC's Oakwell Stadium. The Englishman dedicated the win to his sister, Lily-Rae Simpson, who died aged 19 in a car accident in Greece last year."Not once did I give up, in those last few rounds I'll be honest I started thinking about my little sister Lily," Simpson said."I'll be honest, I just thought I had to push for her and for everybody. This time last year, Lily was sat up here cheering me on and she was there with me tonight when it got tough, when it got hard."From round eight, I thought, 'I've got to dig deep, I've got to keep pushing, I've got to do it for her'. She was with me tonight."With the win, Simpson puts himself in prime contention for a step up to world level by the end of the the raucous Oakwell crowd feared the worse with only eight seconds on the clock in in the opening round when Zucco downed Simpson with a hard left shook off the early knockdown and buzzed Zucco with some fine punching of his own, but the home favourite was caught too square in the third round, dropped for the second time by a left on by 23,000 inside the football ground, Simpson was not to be deterred and he continued to advance - taking a number of risks along the sensed an opening in the 10th round as he stalked Zucco before launching a stunning left uppercut on the chin of his opponent - who then sank to his knees before beating the was subjected to another punishing uppercut and slumped to his knees but he bravely rose on the count of eight, until a third knockdown meant the Italian's corner pulled their man out of the fight.
