By: Sean Crose
Boxing followers of a sure age will probably bear in mind a time when boxing might be discovered being broadcast on weekend afternoons courtesy of main American networks. CBS, NBC, and ABC, by means of it’s Huge World of Spots programming, turned fighters like Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Mile Tyson from comparatively obscure entities to excessive stage points of interest. Due to retailers like ESPN-plus and DAZN, some followers at this time may be forgiven for pondering they’re going again to these days of weekend afternoon ring battles. Irrespective of that the rationale for this largely rests on the truth that these afternoon broadcast fights are being fought in Europe, the place there’s a a lot earlier time zone, weekend afternoons can current some memorable throwdowns for American followers nonetheless.
Though there have been no main bouts to be discovered being broadcast this weekend, there have been some attention-grabbing and entertaining affairs to behold in England, courtesy of ESPN-plus and DAZN. The twenty-four 12 months outdated middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz seemed extraordinarily spectacular Saturday as he worn out Liam Williams within the opening spherical at Copper Field Enviornment in London. After first dropping the skilled Williams with a jab, the far taller Sheeraz dropped Williams a second time with a potent uppercut. Whereas Williams was in a position to rise from each knockdowns, it was clear he was being fully dominated. His nook properly threw within the towel earlier than the opening spherical got here to an finish.
But Sheeraz wasn’t the one one to impress Saturday in London. Lower than half an hour away from the Copper Field, on the O2 In Greenwich, undefeated junior light-weight Liam Dillon misplaced his first battle, a blistering battle with Reece Bellotti, that was as entertaining because it was excessive power. Dillon appeared to manage issues early on because of some very efficient aggression. Bellotti, nevertheless, was in a position to make his punches depend. This brought about Dillon to decelerate because the battle progressed, permitting Bellotti to stack up a lot wanted rounds. Nonetheless, Dillion got here on extraordinarily robust in the direction of the top of the battle and it was clear that both man might need gotten the choose’s nod. Solely one of many two males may win on the choose’s playing cards, although, and the officers dominated in favor of Bellotti by way of unanimous choice.
Bellotti subsequently improved his document to 15-5 whereas Dillon now stands with 13 wins in opposition to 1 draw and 1 defeat on his resume. With solely three knockout victories on his document, one may solely marvel how the battle might need gone had Dillon possessed a bit extra energy in his gloved fists.
