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Hamzah Sheeraz reacts to Thomas Hearns comparison after Liam Williams win
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British middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz put the whole division on notice following a dominant first-round knockout win over Liam Williams this past weekend.
Sheeraz managed to knock down the former world title challenger twice before the fight was brought to an abrupt end and it was a performance which received huge praise.
In the fight's aftermath, promoter Frank Warren likened Sheeraz to the legendary American fighter Thomas Hearns and the 24-year-old was honoured to be put in the same bracket as the boxing legend.
"It’s an honour to have my name in the same sentence,” Sheeraz told BBC Sport.
“Even to be recognised as replicating such a great Kronk style of fighting. To show the power. But it’s more so my frame than anything; skinny, strong, long."
Since his win over Williams, Sheeraz has been linked with a number of notable names at middleweight including a domestic showdown with Chris Eubank Jr., who is yet to fight in 2024.
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