By Felix Jesus Mendoza
The vacant super middleweight championship of the World Boxing Organization It has a new owner. The pugilist Hamzah Sheeraz He won the belt after beating the German Alem Begic by knockout. on a billboard held in Egyptian territory.
This title previously belonged to the Mexican boxer Saul Alvarez before becoming vacant, due to the retirement of the American Terence Crawford after dethroning the Guadalajara.
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The fight ended two minutes and thirty-three seconds into the second round, marking a fast-track finish.
Domain from the opening bell
During the first episode, Hamzah Sheeraz He controlled the distance by using the jab consistently. The 39-year-old fighter failed to respond to the attacks directed towards the middle area of his bodygiving ground in the ring.
The difference in pace between both athletes was evident from the first ring of the bell.
The performance of Hamzah Sheeraz He maintained the inertia of work that he showed in his previous victory against Edgar Berlanga last year.
The definition of fighting in the ring
In the second round, The British fighter landed several left hooks that made his opponent retreat. A left uppercut combined with a body blow sent Begic to the canvas, forcing the referee to stop the action.
After the end of the fight, the winner analyzed his technical performance. “To be honest, I did what I had to do, let’s be clear. It was simple. I could see he was very defensive from the first hit, so I just had to corner him and get him out of there.”declared Hamzah Sheeraz in the official interview on the ring.
The horizon in the 168-pound division
With this result, the record of new monarch rises to 23 victorieszero losses and one draw, with 19 definitions by knockout. The work team of Hamzah Sheeraz He is already planning the next commercial moves within the super middleweight division.
Spencer Brown, the boxer’s representative, told the media that the objective is to organize a confrontation against Saúl Álvarez. In addition, management plans to schedule a title defense in England in the short term for the new monarch.
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