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00:00Let's now welcome to the ring, the undefeated challenger from England, Hamza Shires!
00:20Listen to this noise and the support here, the golden opportunity for one of the golden
00:27starlets of this new era, the sharpshooting, intelligent role model in and out of the ring,
00:35he's an ambassador of Riyadh's season, huge expectations on the broad shoulders of Britain's
00:42talented, dedicated Hamza Shires, and after 21 fights and dealing with domestic opposition,
00:50a major step up, the acid test Darren!
00:54Exactly, and this is a step up in levels, but it deserves that he should be fighting
01:00at this kind of level.
01:02And now let's welcome the defending world champion from the Dominican Republic, Carlos El Caballo Bronco Adame!
01:08And now let's welcome the defending world champion from the Dominican Republic, Carlos El Caballo Bronco Adame!
01:32Yes!
01:44Well, most of the fans favor Hamza Shires, but from the western valley of Elias Vida in the Dominican Republic, comes this guy, and he's highly regarded in America, where he's made his home, most of his
02:00professional career, the WBC 11 stone 6 champion, he's come under the radar really, but he knocked out Juan Macias Montiel and Julian Williams, he outboxed Terrell Gaucher, he can really fight!
02:16He's so experienced, he's so experienced, Harry, he's harder, and that's dangerous!
02:21Yeah, he's a really good fighter, he's technically very, very good, he's physically strong, his work race impressive, he will be right on Hamza Shires, this is an opponent Hamza Shires has
02:31a face before, a style that he's not accustomed to, this is a hard night, a hard night for both!
02:37Ladies and gentlemen, this bout is scheduled for 12 rounds, and it will be for the WBC Middle Week Championship of the World!
02:56Brought to you by, Frank Horan on behalf of Queensbury Promotions, Eddie Heard for Matchroom Boxing, Bob Arum for Top Ring Incorporated, Gold Star Promotions, Warriors Boxing, and Sellem!
03:10Also by Riyadh Season, and the General Entertainment Authority, Ji Young!
03:15Along with their great sponsors, Saudi Tourism Authority, Saudi National Bank, STC, Dr. Suleman El-Habib, Medical Group, Saudi Airlines, New Brahma Development Company, Tawunia, Hunger Station, Lucid Motors, and Al-Tanthibi!
03:35It is stationed by the British Boxing Board of Control, Steward in Charge Matt Harris, Board Representative Robert W. Smith, along with the World Boxing Council, President Moisio Suleiman, Supervisor Kevin New!
03:53Our three judges assigned will be Guido Cavallini of Italy, Barry Lindenman of the United States, and Omar Mintun Sr. of Mexico!
04:07Our referee in charge will be Hector Ahu of Panama!
04:13Introducing first the challenger, by tonight, out of the blue corner, with his head trainer, Ricky Fudez, he comes away wearing a lot of trucks with gold, and made it officially at 159 pounds!
04:32Hailing from Newport Essex, England, and representing 10 Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, California, he brings an undefeated record with 21 wins, 17 of his 21 wins coming by way of knockout!
04:51Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, the undefeated, former EBU European, Commonwealth, and WBC Silver Champion, and the number one ranked contender by the WBC, here is...
05:07Hamza Shigeruiz!
05:16And his opponent across the ring, he is the defending champion, fighting tonight out of the red corner, with head trainer, Ismael Salas.
05:26He wears blue trunks, and weighed in officially, at 158.1 pounds.
05:33Coming to us, coming to us, from Elias Pina, el Anaculica Dominicana, he has a professional record of 24 wins, just one defeat, 18 of those 24 wins, coming by way of knockout!
05:50Ladies and gentlemen, here is the reigning and defending WBC middleweight champion of the world, Carlos El Caballo Branco Adamus!
06:07Well, is the timing right for Hamza Shigeruiz?
06:14Well, is the timing right for Hamza Shiraz?
06:19Hector Afu from Panama taking charge, Carlos Adamus, has he been overlooked?
06:32It's a crackling clash for the classic green and gold WBC title in the wonderful old middleweight division.
06:41And the man to my left knows all the time the highest echelons of this weight class, and what it means to be a world middleweight king.
06:49Yep, and I know how badly Hamza Shiraz wants is, and equally, how much Adamez wants to keep hold of his title.
06:57Spoke to him on Monday, and he's a proud owner of that WBC belt, and I tell you now, he's a very, very good fighter.
07:04He can do a bit of everything, he can box, he switches, he's aggressive, he can punch, but we know a lot about Shiraz.
07:11Is this his moment to become a world champion?
07:17It's important for Shiraz to keep that jab coming out, he breathes a shout.
07:21He's got to come out as fast as he comes back, because you can see a darkness here, nice and low, rolling.
07:26If you throw an easy jab, he's going to capitalize on that, that right hand's going to come over the top, and then everything follows with it.
07:33He's got such a high reach advantage, Hamza Shiraz, those brown gloves poking out the jab.
07:41He's going to be handed as well, 17 knockouts in these 21 victories, but it is a major step up for him from the domestic class.
07:52He didn't think Emma Williams could win that in Riyadh, but this guy, Carlos Adamez, can really fight.
08:00As Darren said, he switches, he's heavy handed too, 18 knockouts of his own, and he's used to all sorts of opposition.
08:12And he's not reckless either, and that's an important pass, he won't make rules and mistakes here, so even though he's going to be coming forward with the educated pressure.
08:21I don't think it's going to be long until we start seeing that right hand of Shiraz start coming out.
08:26To see that lead hand slightly of Adamez, just drops, he does leave that chin exposed.
08:35Good response here from Shiraz, he just took, he didn't take the full blade of both of them, he just clipped the right hand.
08:41He threw a one-two right on the right straight the way, give Adamez a response.
08:50Jab to the body from Adamez.
08:52Yeah, I think we'll see a lot of that.
08:54Work to the body with the straight shots from Adamez.
08:57Start low, finish high, and when you find the sidebar as tall as Shiraz.
09:02Bobbing and weaving, not quite in range yet Shiraz with that piston jab.
09:09That is the other body movement of Adamez there, just not,
09:13Shiraz not really over quick to where his hands go, but a lovely long left hand there again from Shiraz.
09:21Adamez, he should not finger the body, he left to go over the top, he should sit low with it,
09:25and just arc that left arm over the top.
09:27He's looked spectacular so far, Hamza Shiraz.
09:32Can he deliver tonight?
09:34That was good movement, over the ropes, straight back to centre ring, smart movement.
09:43Keeping his shape really well here.
09:49Right, Warren claps his man Hamza Shiraz.
09:52Goingёт from right here.
10:01Come there.
10:02Come on here.
10:15Made from David Farrell.
10:17Ishmael Salahs.
10:18Breenail.
10:20but that's a good fight when he's caught up to the ground.
10:24Take it.
10:27I'm going to go.
10:30The WBC World Mid-Away champion,
10:36at ringside, the hands of stone, Roberto Duran.
10:40Second time, round two.
10:45Legends everywhere.
10:47Usyk, AJ in the front row.
10:51I've seen Nassim Hammard walk by as well.
10:53The Prince is in the house too.
10:55Yeah, the who's who.
10:57Here for the best card we will ever witness.
11:03Certainly so far.
11:05Oh, good right-hand counter that from Adamiz.
11:08Nice and sharp, wasn't it?
11:09Yeah, it was a sharp reverse one-two.
11:12See, imagine forward with your feet, just little tiny steps here, Adam.
11:15I'm just stealing the space here of Shiraz.
11:18And that's where that left-hand jab is important, to make it reset.
11:21Yeah, aggressive here.
11:23In those blue velvet shorts with the white boots.
11:27Carlos Adamiz, the 30-year-old from the Dominican Republic.
11:35Shiraz trying to find his range, and be careful early as well.
11:40Yeah, I do like his movement around the way he rotates and gets back to the center of the ring.
11:45That's where I'd like to see him throw that one-two on a double-jab right-hand.
11:50Because he can make the exit after.
11:52When you've got one behind you, it's easier to slide out of range to avoid what's coming back.
11:57Good defense there, Barry, from Shiraz.
11:59Yeah, it is.
12:00If I was a Damiz, I throw the right hand off the jab again.
12:03You want to take away the jab.
12:05That's everything for Shiraz.
12:06Everything goes behind that jab.
12:07So if you could do that, what you did just a second ago,
12:09when he throws the jab with the right hand off the top,
12:12it makes him question that jab.
12:14It's another thought process that'll slow it down.
12:16Then you can start taking over.
12:18Damiz as well, yep.
12:22He's continue targeting the body with the straight shots.
12:26You see, he misses with that first jab upstairs.
12:29Good work from Shiraz there.
12:34Be careful leaning out there, Shiraz.
12:37Being tall is an asset.
12:39The throws will be a hit.
12:41Whoa!
12:43Yeah, Mr. Rowdy had a little problem with Austin Amo Williams, wasn't it?
12:46But he'd cope with it well.
12:48Do you know what?
12:49I think that was a box tick for Shiraz.
12:53He took a big shot off of Williams.
12:55And that's a moment you don't know if you've got that.
12:58You don't know if you've got that chin.
12:59Until it's tested under these bright lights.
13:03There's a lot of pressure on that.
13:04He was the team captain for Queensbury that night.
13:08That's good work.
13:10Yeah, better work.
13:11Authority there from Hamza Shiraz.
13:13Yep.
13:14The night that Queensbury crashed Matchroom.
13:16Team captain.
13:17And he's grown from that in stature.
13:20He's so full of confidence.
13:21He really is.
13:22But so is Adamas as well.
13:23So he's very, very evenly matched.
13:26It's good.
13:27So just keep it simple.
13:28When you're that tall and you've got fast hands like you have,
13:31everything's got to be just nice and neat.
13:33Rather than be flashy,
13:34nice and neat down the line.
13:35Force Adamas to make a mistake.
13:37Six foot three.
13:38With that very long reach.
13:39Utilize that.
13:40And surely their weapons in the arsenal.
13:44Then are going to come good.
13:46Better round for Shiraz.
13:47That's what I'm talking about.
13:48Sword, relax.
13:49Everything's going to open up right now.
13:50Everything's going to open up, Shiraz.
13:51I love what I'm saying.
13:52We're going to be the world champion tonight, baby.
13:54We're going to be the world champion tonight.
14:01You're going to be the world champion tonight.
14:03You're going to be the world champion tonight.
14:05You're going to be disciplining.
14:06Be careful, tight.
14:07Okay?
14:08Now if it's a hook now.
14:09We're going to switch it and put it over to your mouth.
14:11No, no, not yet.
14:12Just fine, didn't.
14:13Ricky Fanez there in the corner from Tengu's gym in California.
14:21Ricci.
14:22from Tengu's gym in California, where he delegates his life, doesn't he, Shiraz?
14:27Yeah, I mean, he lives and breathes this sport.
14:29That was a nice right hand from Adamez,
14:31but you can hear Nuda's in the corner there saying,
14:33you're going to be a world champion tonight.
14:35A long, long way to go, but you will realise the dream if he does.
14:40How have you seen those first couple, Barry?
14:42Yeah, I think Shiraz did enough for both of them.
14:44The first one was very close,
14:45the second one was clearer there for Shiraz,
14:47so it's a good start for him.
14:49But Adamez, they were just looking, having a good look,
14:53trying to edge forwards, just doing some good things,
14:56there's better there for Adamez, just kicking off the mat.
15:01It's the 26th fight of Carlos Adamez's career,
15:05turned over in 2015,
15:07it's the 22nd for Hamza Shiraz,
15:09who's been a pro eight years almost,
15:13came through on the small hall shows, really,
15:17the hotel suites and Heathrow and all that,
15:20and that's where he learnt his trade,
15:21that he's become a real favourite of Frank Warren's stable,
15:25and Frank normally gets matchmaking spot on.
15:29He does, he can understand why he's developed into a real classy operator,
15:33not just in the ring, but out the ring,
15:35says all the right things, a real role model,
15:38young fighters out there, boxing smartly here,
15:42he's not wasting anything, he's all getting greedy,
15:44he's yet to roll the dice properly with that right hand.
15:47He's moving over there in front of Adamez,
15:49he's moving over there in front of Adamez,
15:51he would have done that over the front foot into the car and off that.
15:55Ismail Salas bellowing out,
15:57instructions in that red corner.
15:59I know Adamez doesn't want to make a mistake,
16:01he doesn't want to walk into one of those short shots,
16:03that Shiraz can through so well,
16:05but I do think he'd be a little bit more adventurous here.
16:07Yeah, I think so, I think he can throw the jab to the chest
16:09and sort of throw that right hook to sort of shoulder height,
16:15because a lot of the movement from Shiraz is to the left.
16:19And he's in range here.
16:21He's in range and he's still waiting a little bit too long.
16:28It's a lot of movement,
16:30but not a lot of delivery from Adamez so far.
16:33Not a lot of the quality Bunch is landing here.
16:35I think he's frustrated with certainly the height,
16:38but the reach and the speed of Shiraz.
16:41There's not much coming around from Shiraz either in this round,
16:44let's be honest.
16:49Yeah, out of range there with his jab,
16:51last minute who can pinch the third.
16:58And he will be thinking, sorry,
17:00but he will be thinking Shiraz about being in with a world champion.
17:03You know, it is a step up.
17:05So you might be thinking, let's have a look,
17:06let's have a few rounds just to see what this class,
17:08this level is all about.
17:10Then he may get to work for Adamez.
17:12It's about patience here.
17:14He knows he was going to get frustrated early with this size.
17:17But he's got to put pressure on Shiraz.
17:20And as we said in the last fight,
17:21he's got to be pressure that they feel,
17:23not just trying to walk you down.
17:24You've got to hit something.
17:26He's got to hit something.
17:27He's got to hit something.
17:29He's got to hit something.
17:30Yes, there's a shadow in the corner.
17:31Good jabbing from Shiraz.
17:34Corner like that, the movement.
17:38Close round though.
17:39Don'torang Giussiilicicchioli
17:41reveil off with인이 hiura!
17:47You're in a blaring back!
17:48It's far up with that right hand there is out.
17:50It's for Pepe from him.
17:51.
17:56I'll be like this, the last crescendo, and how about this, what a heavy impact, Saturday
18:04April the 5th, Laurence Zoccoli, who's here tonight, faces Richard Rieffo, who will be
18:10making his heavyweight debut, no love lost, April 5th, Carb Live in Manchester, it's the
18:16other card of Dillian White and Joe Joyce, all part of York's own subscription, Laurence
18:22Zoccoli, almost got the Joe Parker fight, he wasn't far off at all Adam, he's been
18:28bullish in the build up to this fight with Renzo, really fancies the job, I think he's a different
18:34animal now he's done that, and he will be thinking, sorry bro, he will be thinking, Shiraz, about
18:40being in Rible World Champion, you know, it is a step up, so he might be thinking, let's
18:43have a look, let's have a few rounds just to see what this class, this level's all about,
18:48then he may get to work, for Adanez, it's about patience here, he knows he was going to
18:52get frustrated early, with this size, but he's got to put pressure on Shiraz, that's what
18:58he said in the last fight, he's got to be pressure on that you feel, not just trying to walk you
19:02down, you've got to hit something, yes, there's a shadow in the corner, good jabbing from Shiraz,
19:11corner like that, the movement, close round though.
19:18He's got to fight up with that right hand there, this is better from him.
19:23Let's go!
19:25Let's go!
19:27Let's go!
19:28Let's go!
19:33Let's go!
19:34Let's go!
19:35Let's go!
19:36Oh, big night this, the last crescendo, but how about this?
19:38What a heavy impact, Saturday April the 5th, Laurence Acoly, who's here tonight faces Richard
19:46This is Richard Rienpoor who will be making his heavyweight debut.
19:50No Love Lost, April 5th, Carb Live in Manchester.
19:54It's the other guard of Dillian White and Joe Joyce,
19:57all part of Yobs' own subscription.
20:00Laurence Saccoli almost got the Joe Parker fight.
20:03He wasn't far off at all, Adam.
20:05He's been foolish in the build-up to this fight with Rebs.
20:09He already fancied the job.
20:11I mean, he's a different animal now.
20:13He's done that very tall down to Cruiserweight.
20:16He's a man, I'm sure, he's got itchy knuckles at him.
20:19Who's AJ fighting next? Come on.
20:21Round four.
20:25I think it's a real blockbuster in the summer.
20:28Against?
20:31There's a guy sitting next door but went to him,
20:34or there's a guy who lives up near Manchester.
20:39We'll see.
20:43Fury AJ, AJ Fury, will it ever happen?
20:46Well, His Excellency makes things happen, so we'll see.
20:49What is happening is a fantastic fight night here.
20:53The best we've seen.
20:55Stacked.
20:56Calum Smith with an absolute hunting-up against Joshua Borazzi.
21:01Smith coming through that.
21:02Ajit Kabael with a phenomenal performance.
21:05Coming back from a knockdown to defeat and knock out Gilly Jag.
21:10There's the right hand from Hamza Shiraz.
21:13He's looking to become a world champion tonight.
21:16You can see the jams landed double in Shiraz's favour.
21:20Yeah, very sharp and accurate with that lead hand that's starting to open up a bit more now.
21:26He's been patient, Barry.
21:28Yeah, he was there.
21:29That's just what I was just thinking.
21:30As you said earlier, just waited his time, went his time.
21:32And then when Adamus tipped a bit low and the left hand went to the chest,
21:35he went bam bam.
21:36And that's all you've got to do Shiraz.
21:38Because he has the advantage of the height defeat.
21:40Just take your time, keep your shape.
21:43That's important.
21:44Don't let those elbows play out.
21:45Don't let those hands drop.
21:46Don't give him a tag at the head.
21:48And when he overreaches, you just get that jab on the right hand on the middle.
21:52He's not allowed Adamus to get his real good variation into this fight.
21:58I've been impressed with him from what I've seen in the past.
22:01Really puts flurries of shots together.
22:03But it's been the movement, this lead hand, it's just nullified.
22:07Any work or any threat of any work coming back.
22:10There might be a point there where Adamus forgets to slip it and starts blocking it.
22:14And you sort of take it on your glove and then push with it.
22:17He's getting a bit frustrated there, Carlos Adamus.
22:20Maybe he'll start switching and showing us something different.
22:23But it's this movement now from Hamza Shiraz who's light on his feet.
22:28He's sort of maturing into this.
22:31Yeah, there's a good little fade there from Adamus.
22:33Maybe that's an attack that might get his feet a little bit closer to the target.
22:36To make him feel comfortable to throw.
22:37That's what it is.
22:38His feet are too far out and he doesn't feel like the right hand is to throw.
22:42But he has to do it.
22:43There's another fade of attack there Adamus.
22:45For a double jab right hand, just grazed the gloves of Shiraz.
22:49Then he needs to step in and go again.
22:55Oh, he has to do it.
22:57Lovely work, combination from Shiraz.
23:00Real confidence in his work in the ground floor.
23:05I love the way he's just gliding around the ring too.
23:08There's a maturity being shown here from Shiraz.
23:12A real complete performance so far.
23:15Not given anything in ways that Okur switched on.
23:19Discipline.
23:20That's the word.
23:21Discipline.
23:23Discipline.
23:24Mature, consummate, professional.
23:27Here to Shiraz showing no nerves and winning this fight so far.
23:32No, no, no, no, no, no.
23:33You're doing it very intelligent.
23:34You're doing it very intelligent.
23:35You're not trying to put combination together now, OK?
23:37And when you throw that jab, it's up.
23:40Be slick.
23:41Don't just throw it.
23:42Just throw it.
23:43If you're gonna throw it, it's just handy.
23:44And if you find that jab, you can't find it.
23:46Yeah, it's been smart.
23:47It's been intelligent.
23:49Started the round.
23:50That was the lovely left hook to the body early on in that round.
23:55Just tapping upstairs, dropping downstairs, Barry.
23:58Yeah, the onus is, is on the down was not to make the fight.
24:00So Shiraz has pulled up a little bit of a lead.
24:02He's not dominating anything.
24:03He's just doing enough.
24:04But then, when you feel that you have to get a wrong back,
24:08you make mistakes.
24:09So what Shiraz has to do now is he's putting that jab out
24:12and just waiting for Adamus to try to throw it aside.
24:14This is the best Daniel Evercats.
24:16Adamus is gonna be wary of getting too close.
24:19He's gonna throw from too far out.
24:20And that's where you have it.
24:22So Adamus has to adapt now and adapt, I would say, very, very quickly.
24:26Yeah, Ishmael Salah's didn't look happy in the corner.
24:29Trying to fire up his man, Carlos Adamus from the Dominican Republic.
24:33Looking for his 25th victory.
24:35And he won defeat on the record to Patrick Tixera and everything else he's won.
24:41But Hansa Shiraz at the moment looking cool and calm and looking like he's ready for this stage.
24:49He's been such a great personality around the scene in the last year or so.
24:55He's really caught the eye of his excellency.
24:57The ambassador work.
24:59He's a role model.
25:01And it's all beginning to work for him in the ring.
25:04At 25, he looks a lot more mature than that.
25:08He really does.
25:09And he's walking.
25:10He's trying to walk Shiraz down.
25:12But again, the pressure's not intensified there.
25:15And he doesn't really feel any danger here, does he?
25:19Hansa Shiraz.
25:20So it's relatively comfortable.
25:22He's walking in wrong.
25:23He's following in wrong with the ring.
25:24He's not cutting it off.
25:25And he's not standing that front foot in the centre of his stance.
25:27He's not hitting him anywhere.
25:29That's better.
25:30That's the right hand.
25:31Adela's trying to get these combinations going.
25:36A little bit of desperation here showing from Adamez.
25:40We do need to see this injection of pace, but it will open up opportunities for Shiraz.
25:48Yep, as he comes towards him.
25:50Maybe look for that upper gut for Shiraz.
25:52And the body shots because there are gaps beginning to appear.
25:56As he comes in.
25:59Yeah, I think the upper gut for Shiraz as well.
26:01When he gambled with that right hand.
26:03Adela, as he really falls over the top foot.
26:06He's got a punch off every slip here.
26:08He just did it a second ago.
26:09He dipped to the left.
26:10And he threw like a screw shot through the middle of the damage.
26:12But he's got to be a little bit over model.
26:14His chest is going to be a little bit over that front knee.
26:16And if he slips, he's got to come back with a punch.
26:19And that will be the panic on Shiraz.
26:21Dries the body shots a little low or strain there.
26:26I'm surprised he didn't really go to town there about this.
26:29He's got the memory he wants in.
26:31This is where you've got to work.
26:32If you've been frustrated with the movement of your opponent,
26:35when he does decide to block the sweep,
26:37he gets busy.
26:38Yes, yes.
26:39And he's doing the right thing rolling, isn't he?
26:41Because he's doing the hardest.
26:42He's got to waste this movement.
26:45He's got a real best batter.
26:46Yep.
26:47Body shots.
26:48Dug in there.
26:49Elbows tied of Shiraz.
26:51You get the impression.
26:53Shiraz just wants to fill a few of these shots.
26:56Just opt in to move his feet.
26:58He doesn't have to do this.
26:59You feel he wants to do it.
27:01He wants to do it.
27:06Is he looking for the storm to blow out a couple of Shiraz?
27:09We've got to be careful he doesn't give a mouthful of confidence.
27:15Fights can sweep pretty quickly, but a fight against confidence.
27:18Just a bump under the right eye for Hamza Shiraz.
27:21Good shot.
27:26Come on then, let's have it.
27:31Come on!
27:32Come on.
27:37Come on, let's have a cough.
27:40Come on.
27:41Come on, let's have a cough.
27:47Just following him, following him,
27:50for the most of it there, Adam.
27:53Trying to get a little bit more success.
27:54A good job there from him.
27:56Just needs to intensify his work.
27:58room and she has to feel the pressure. He didn't hit him anywhere. Banging his chest a little bit of
28:04defiance here from the champion there, the damas, but he needs to show us a little bit more here.
28:13Derek Chisora has been around the last 48 hours or so. Always in Chex Fund. I wonder if he might
28:22step in and have another one with Joe Parker. Never say never with Del Boy. Here comes round number
28:33six. Hamza Shiraz in front here challenging for the WBC world middleweight title. He's been boxing
28:40well, moving nicely. Carlos Adama is just slightly out of range, hustle and bustle, not a lot of
28:50quality. Chris has got a damage one up though. That's interesting. I'm surprised at that.
28:56Big uppercut there though from Hamza Shiraz with that left hand. Barry, that's the scorecard?
29:02Yeah, that's not the scorecard I've got, but...
29:09He hasn't come forward. I just don't see the... I don't see the aggression that's been effective.
29:15Yep, certainly come forward, certainly thrown a lot, but what about the quality?
29:19Shiraz trying to get those uppercuts on the inside and the right hand, he is standing more now.
29:24Yeah, he is. He's opting to hold his ground, isn't he? Shiraz, you've seen with him before, very tall,
29:31can keep it longer, we've seen really well, but he has a real knack of fighting well inside for someone with
29:37such strong arms. That was better for Madanas, those body shots.
29:43Alex. Some are being blocked, but Monati just squeaking around the side.
29:49It's changed time though, all of a sudden, Shiraz's not at this hand score.
29:53I mean, okay, we're trying to set him up for a shot, but that's better.
29:58And that's what you need to do.
30:01Nice flow there from Hamza Shiraz.
30:08But Adanas keeps coming in.
30:09Yeah, you can roll to Adanas, he's hitting clean, he's active.
30:13Yeah, he is. And he'll take real encouragement from this, having a lot more success with Adanas's shot.
30:20Lovely work whipping in these body shots, Carlos Adanas.
30:23Almost inviting Hamza Shiraz to go with him, and Shiraz decides to do just that.
30:29But Adanas is landing more in this round.
30:32He's going to hold your feet. At least look for the counters once.
30:37Lever hits Lever. Let your own shots go.
30:40He's not doing enough Shiraz.
30:42He's not doing enough Shiraz.
30:44Maybe he's feeling the case a little bit, right?
30:47Kassel has been done hard for him, that's better.
30:50On the down, that's good body shots.
30:52Big right hand through Hamza Shiraz.
30:55That was close.
30:57Narrowly missing with the left-up to sway back, didn't he?
31:02Adanas.
31:03I think he is just trying to work with this, Hamza Shiraz.
31:07Yeah, but what about, he's inviting him though.
31:09It's not as long as he needs to weather, he's out there to come in.
31:12I think he's doing well behind the jab, even if you're going to hold your feet, get the jab out.
31:17Good round for Carlos Adanas.
31:21That's good work here for Adanas.
31:23Best in the fight so far for the man from the Dominican Republic,
31:28the world middleweight champion.
31:31And coming up, we've got the world lightweight champion and he's pretty spectacular.
31:38Shakur Stevenson, if you haven't seen him yet, get excited for Razzle Dazzle and technique at its finest.
31:47He really is a master of his craft, but what an opportunity for Britain's Josh Paddley.
31:55Four days notice, the electrician from Donny downed his tools, got on a plane and he's got the chance of a lifetime.
32:03The stories that this sport conjures up, it is spectacular.
32:08It really is.
32:09On the building site, a few days ago, gets the call and here he is fighting on the greatest card ever.
32:16Jason Cunningham with him, Tom Stalker, it's great to see.
32:20And then Bacoli said, hold my beer, I'll turn it tomorrow.
32:23Is he here yet, Bacoli?
32:26Yes, he's here now, he's here.
32:27I hope so, we did see him, we did see him, he's in the city.
32:31Round seven, second half of this one.
32:34WBC title on the line in the 11 stone 6 division.
32:37Darren Barker's old hunting ground.
32:40Hamza Shiraz will become the 11th British world middleweight champion if he wins.
32:44He will indeed, I'll happily say I gave you that stat.
32:50I googled it as soon as I won it, Adam.
32:52You googled it, what do you want to bother?
32:54And you told me Billy Joe Saunders was number 10.
32:56He was indeed.
32:59It's a small and elite list.
33:03Can't have to Shiraz Troyman, he had a bad round the sixth.
33:06Yeah, he needs a response here, Adam, to show the champion something.
33:12Do you both feel he's in front though?
33:15Yeah, close enough, I think.
33:18I think we're going down to that bar, maybe one or a little as well for that big two.
33:26Adamas' best round confirmed by the brilliant statistics.
33:3224 landed, thank you CompuBox for your hard work, brilliant to see.
33:39Hamza Shiraz now just starting to let his punches go again.
33:44Just covered up, didn't he?
33:45He did, he held his feet and didn't offer much back.
33:47And it allowed Adamez, the champion, just some growing confidence and
33:52and trying to chop the tree down, landed some big body shots.
33:55But we're seeing a bit more activity with his own hands now, Shiraz.
33:5918 knockouts for Carlos Adamez.
34:06Get there, Adamez, he can play his stiff punches really well, but he should fire off that.
34:11I mean, if you start fighting off those punches, Shiraz really clamps up and he's in trouble.
34:18We're seeing the variation now in attacks from Adamez.
34:25Good work from Adamez.
34:26Well, I think we were saying a cut around to go, once you give that confidence, once he gets that confidence back,
34:31he gets that feel that movement in his work and he's become a hard man to stop.
34:35Hamza Shiraz seemed in control earlier, but all of a sudden Carlos Adamez has had more success,
34:42particularly to the body, he hasn't been deterred at all.
34:48And continue with that nice rhythm as well, with that upper body there, Adamez.
34:52See, even that constantly moving target in front of you, that could tire you off,
34:55even when you're not throwing punches.
34:56I mean, they're once they're trying to tie him coming in.
35:01Just made eye contact with Frank Warren, he's shouting out advice to Shiraz,
35:06doesn't look too happy.
35:08It was a good uppercut there from Shiraz as Adamez came forward.
35:13Yeah, he was just waiting for that counter, wasn't he?
35:16I thought he was looking for the overhand right, got option for the uppercut.
35:19I do feel that shot's there, still for Shiraz.
35:32Well, they're in the building, just moments ago.
35:36Dimitri Mimel is here and revenge is in his mind.
35:47Can he become the undisputed?
35:50And take the mantle from this man, huge support for Arta Baterbiev.
36:02That venicing look, as always.
36:05Yeah, you hear the noise as he's locked up on the mega-screen there.
36:14They both strive for perfection, both Bivol and Baterbiev.
36:19The first fight was as great as it was.
36:21I've got no doubt that this rematch this evening is going to be just as good, if not better.
36:30Plenty of build-up still to go.
36:33Shaquille Stephens are the head, but this one, Carlos Adamez coming back into this against Hamza Shiraz.
36:39He's the champion, remember.
36:41It's intriguing and it's nicely set for the final five rounds.
36:45Five rounds, but it is, there it is, so that's it.
36:50A bit more from Shiraz, starting the fight really, really well.
36:54Almost safely neglected, it's only the jab that was so effective early on.
37:00The movement as well, and it's all well and good if you're going to hold your feet,
37:03but for the moments that you're going to have those openings.
37:07He just stopped throwing punches, and then the momentum just swings into Adamez faith,
37:11and now he's going to do something out to break that.
37:14It's a difficult thing to do, but Adamez is not going to stop coming forward.
37:17He's not going to stop this rhythm that he has now.
37:20Oh, changing the levels really well with the feet, bending the knees, landing two, hurt ball,
37:26left to the body, good work from the champion.
37:28Yeah, whipping those in, Adamez, looking strong, and Shiraz again, not really doing much.
37:37Hardly re-hand from Carlos Adamez, and Shiraz faces, first hand in the fight,
37:43slightly harder, but Adamez smells blood here.
37:48Yeah, a lot of turn there, Shiraz, and Adamez is going to jump all over him now,
37:52get a nice and low, crunch high.
37:54Yeah, it was a solid over-hound right, starting to see a lot of reddening on the face of Shiraz.
38:01That's that jab to the body that he was trying earlier in the fight.
38:04He's full of different punches, Carlos Adamez, and now he's beginning to move much better,
38:10and Shiraz just can't get his range at all.
38:12And that's Kerva now, you make a guy, you hit with a good shot,
38:15he won't knock Young, followed up, he made a miss, and that's a panic then,
38:19you said you'd have to clap up with your word.
38:21Darren, he's landing clean here now, and especially to the head.
38:24And again, he's the good one, right there.
38:26Good spin-off, good shot from Shiraz.
38:28And he just shakes it off, Adamez. Shiraz wakes up,
38:36good action here in Riyadh.
38:40There we go again here Shiraz, good run here for Adamez, another good run.
38:46Yeah, it's just a variation with everything that he's doing, the attacks, the defence.
38:51He just ties his gloves together. He's fucked up now, Carlos Adamez.
39:04Frustration has turned into enjoyment.
39:07That's better with that lead hand from Shiraz.
39:10Triple jab, step back.
39:12Triple jab, but too little too late in the round.
39:15In the round.
39:24And the champion takes another round.
39:28Yes, yes, yes.
39:32Let's go, let's go!
39:35He's got huge support and he's a really interesting fighter making his pro debut at Cruiserweil on March the 28th.
39:57He faces Vladimir Rezdaček in Oltringen. I think it's already sold out, hard of design, 185 plus fight nights a year.
40:07Are you two going to be at every single one?
40:10I hope so, Adam.
40:11That's the plan, mate. That's the plan.
40:13But there was that beautiful right hand, the overhand right. He took it well, Shiraz.
40:17Right at the point of the chin, but we need to see something more now from the man from Ilford.
40:24That was a good fight, Habit took the sting out of the shot, didn't he, Barry?
40:29But Adamus is Frank Wollman full of confidence.
40:32Frank Warren is screaming at Hamza Shiraz. He knows he's losing these rounds and he's got to wake up here.
40:39But also, he's got to be careful, Shiraz. He doesn't do anything silly either.
40:43You've still got to box the way you fight. You can't try to do something that you don't normally do.
40:47But he boxes from range. You can work at him behind the jab, but he's lost confidence in that left hand.
40:52He's not throwing it on the left. And when he does throw it, it's not the same conviction as it was in the early rounds.
40:59It's a strange performance from Hamza Shiraz. They're beginning to open up here.
41:05They've got a corner and just read him the right hand as Carlos Sadalas stalks him around the ring and continues just to club shots away.
41:13He does need to let his hands go. We're starting to see it now from Shiraz. This is as big as it gets.
41:20World title shot. A chance to realize your dream. Leave it all in the ring. Leave it all here tonight.
41:27And also, wrong night is not the wrong to feel sorry for because you've got a long way to go.
41:31You've got a long way to go. This is the wrong way. You've got to try to get a bit of confidence.
41:35These are beginning to get into the championship rounds where fights are won and lost. As Darren said, how much does he want it? Can he dig deep?
41:43But has he just not had that acid test before this one? Has it come a bit too soon?
41:48I don't think so. I genuinely don't. But what's happening here? He's coming out over here and the Davos has taken full advantage of that.
41:56He is absolutely flying here. No one's in man's ear. I don't think Shiraz is in massive danger at all.
42:06He's not fighting back at all and not enough.
42:09And then Warren looks over the other side of the ring. His Excellency who has Hamza Shiraz as an ambassador.
42:16Frank Warren, Hamza's promoter. They know how good he is. We all know how good he is.
42:23But Carlos Sedanis is effective, isn't he? He is. He really is. Sorry, he's an orthodox at times.
42:32But the variation, as I've said numerous times, has been impressive. He's chopped the tree down when he's had the opportunity.
42:38When Shiraz has opted to hold his feet, he's worked back upstairs. The defense has been buried.
42:44I don't see Shiraz.
42:47The right hand left. The right hand. Three shots go again.
42:50I think the fact that Shiraz in the early rolls didn't hurt him. He had some good shots. I think that might have just had that footage slightly.
42:57He's trying to pull with that jab.
43:01Hamza Shiraz trying to find his timing. Not quite there.
43:05That's the last thing he wants to do. He's going to lose his head to be Adamas does.
43:10That's low there.
43:13It's going to get ticked off here. Going to Ifu.
43:19A heavily pro Shiraz crowd trying to get appointed up to the pick of Carlos Sedanis.
43:26Won't happen yet, but might if he continues to do it.
43:30I'd love to see him go back to throwing the right uppercut.
43:34Shiraz has chopped down a couple of times with the right hand.
43:36He's just had the lack of getting out of the way off the shot of Adamas.
43:39But when your head's down there, he's expecting that right hand to chop down, then throw the uppercut.
43:44Frank Warren is walking around from his front row into the corner.
43:53I know you are. I know you are. I know you are. Take a deep breath.
44:02Hey, if you're going to go in, if you're going to go to the body and just say, hey, you're winning.
44:07If you're going to be aggressive, you've got to go to that body.
44:10If you're going to be aggressive, you've got to go to that body.
44:13There it is.
44:14There it is.
44:15There it is.
44:16There it is.
44:17While you're watching this, Frank Warren is screaming.
44:20You've got a body and a body as well.
44:21You've got to go through the uppercut.
44:23Yeah, I think the shot's there. He's saying bring him up inside.
44:26And that is the shot.
44:28Ryan has said that there are some gaps in the defence of Adamas.
44:33He has very done his movement.
44:36And he's moved his head well.
44:38But every time he does that, I have seen gaps for the uppercut to see if he can get it into place.
44:42But to throw that up because you've got to be boxing with confidence.
44:44And he's not boxing with confidence right now.
44:46Carlos Adamas runs almost out of the race.
44:49To start the attack at number 10.
44:52He's more experienced at Harding at this sort of level.
44:56Adamas.
44:57And he doesn't overawed at all.
44:59Shiraz has to keep that defence tight.
45:03But needs to throw.
45:05Three ahead of Chris' unofficial card.
45:08Three judges obviously at ringside.
45:10It will come down to them should it go 12.
45:12Do you think that's about right or...?
45:14I would say so.
45:15Yeah, I'd argue with that.
45:16I'd argue.
45:17Spot on.
45:18Shiraz definitely up rounds early.
45:21And there is his card.
45:22Round after round after round now.
45:24He has a lot of pressure, Barry.
45:27But if you can just find the more confidence here, Shiraz.
45:30And sometimes you just go right down like I'm Shiraz.
45:32And I can say you've got to go for a war.
45:34You've got to let your hands go and believe in yourself.
45:36That's all it takes at times.
45:38And momentum's a funny thing though.
45:40Once you've got it, you've got to keep hold of it.
45:42But if you can take it off somebody like a Hamza and Shiraz.
45:45If Shiraz can do the same.
45:47This is still a win of all five potentially.
45:49But you've got to do it now.
45:51There's two rounds left.
45:52Two and a half rounds left.
45:53He's got a strike now.
45:55He's still bouncing on his toes.
45:58Full of fitness.
45:59Trying long and hard for this Hamza, Shiraz.
46:02Carlos Adame is facing the stakes.
46:05Vene is sparring.
46:07And it is both in immaculate condition.
46:10And it's Carlos Adame's chance as well.
46:12Not just Hamza Shiraz and the ambassador thing.
46:15It's Adame's chance.
46:17The frustration you just mentioned in there.
46:20It doesn't look tight, does it, Shiraz?
46:23It looks like he's still got better lift in the tank.
46:26This is as big as it gets.
46:29Do you know what?
46:30Sometimes your brain gets in the way.
46:31Your brain is an asset.
46:33Because sometimes it's getting in your way.
46:35But also this give Adame's credit.
46:37Let's not forget that.
46:38And we were praising him.
46:40He was physically trying.
46:41He was.
46:42But he's showing us this tonight.
46:43Lovely jabs from Adame's.
46:44Shiraz does try the uppercut.
46:46Doesn't quite come off.
46:49I think that might be the issue.
46:51The last few fights, everybody's hit.
46:53He's felt it.
46:54And Adame's have brushed it off.
46:56Barry, do you think he's overthinking it a little bit?
46:58Hamza Shiraz at times?
46:59I think he has now.
47:00He's in a space now where he's not quite sure what to do.
47:03What the right thing to do is.
47:05Because he knows he can't make mistakes.
47:07Yeah, I think it's the case now.
47:10And I've said this before in the past.
47:12Fighters that fight not to lose.
47:14As opposed to fighters going out there and winning.
47:16And grabbing the fight by the scruff of the neck.
47:18That's what we need to see Shiraz doing.
47:20Adame's on the flip side.
47:21Keep this up.
47:22Keep this variation of attack on the fence.
47:25Frustrating the challenger.
47:27But that upper body movement is just really wet.
47:32Hamza Shiraz, that's how I feel.
47:34Big noise from the crowd trying to get behind Shiraz.
47:37As Adame keeps chipping away.
47:39Not as much quality in this fatigue.
47:42But you can expect this later.
47:44And he's very confident in Adame's.
47:46And Hamza Shiraz looks a little lost as he goes back to the blue corner.
47:50You have to go in there.
47:51That's good.
47:52You have to become world champion now.
47:53This is for you and your family brother.
47:54Okay?
47:55Okay?
47:56Okay?
47:57You have to suck it up.
47:58What happens first?
47:59You have to go in there.
48:00That's good.
48:01You have to become world champion now.
48:02This is for you and your family brother.
48:03Okay?
48:04Okay?
48:05You gotta suck it up.
48:06What happens first?
48:07Hey.
48:08What happens?
48:1010 seconds.
48:11You have to go in there.
48:13You have to become world champion.
48:14You have to become world champion now.
48:16This is for you and your family brother.
48:18Okay?
48:19You gotta suck it up.
48:20What happens first?
48:22Hey.
48:23Go in there.
48:24You're a champion.
48:25This is what champions are made up.
48:26Okay?
48:27I'll be nice to you win.
48:28This is what champions are made up.
48:30This is what champions are made up.
48:3210 seconds!
48:35You've got it, six minutes, Hamza Shiraz has got Shirley to turn this on his head.
48:42Remember, he's got to rip the title, really, of Carlos Adames,
48:46and he hasn't done that, but there is still time.
48:50And he has won rounds. We don't know how the judges are seeing it,
48:54but Carlos Adames surely has won the majority of the last few.
48:59Yeah, and I think he has. He's come on strong.
49:00I mean, he hasn't, again, the shift happened in it just after the halfway stage,
49:04but at that point, Shiraz was in his groove, it felt like,
49:07but he just clamped up, and then allowed Shiraz in, and that was to take over.
49:11It was that round, wasn't it? He just held his feet,
49:13and he didn't offer back any kind of offence at all there.
49:19I'm just raising the title a little bit better for Shiraz.
49:23The call is going on, and there's Shiraz.
49:25Here comes, here's your Shiraz.
49:28A little stand, 11th round.
49:30Oh, look at those cute little up.
49:45That's what's up here, Stoobo.
49:47He was following, his excellency, on his feet.
49:52He needs to keep this flow of shots coming out.
49:56Shiraz, the Dolmenzo, the start is composed, not being hurt by anything.
50:03Just to be honest, Shiraz can't make mistakes,
50:05and she's still in the middle of it.
50:08That's a little bit from Hamza Shiraz.
50:11But does he need a knockdown or a knockdown?
50:17That's a better jab there from Shiraz,
50:18but he's been in the middle of it.
50:19He needs more than that in this round, though.
50:21Yeah, he throws out a few light shots.
50:26He needs to then throw the heavy shot off the top twice.
50:30Really explode with the fur.
50:33It's very well education, this.
50:36Hamza Shiraz.
50:38But it's a world title opportunity.
50:41Can he still grab it?
50:42Body shot from Adamus.
50:43He just won't go away.
50:45He's got to keep his concentration here, Shiraz.
50:47He's having to try a better order than the last of Shiraz Shiraz.
50:49He's sort of running the ground up for grabs.
50:52He's a finish strong here.
50:54There's a doubt as he's trying to do that on the road goal.
51:01He's just holding back.
51:02And it's a Shiraz.
51:04He's sort of won his...
51:05He's just got a better order, he does.
51:08He's got a better order for the other inside.
51:12Now you're going to have to whip me the punches.
51:14Whip the Ippercut.
51:15Don't push up.
51:16Whip the...
51:16Last 30 seconds of the amendment.
51:18He's got three and a half minutes here.
51:21Hamza Shiraz.
51:23To try and become world champion.
51:25But he's running out of time.
51:27Hamza Damus now has to do a massive hit.
51:30Hamza's advantage.
51:31Just attack.
51:33He has to go again there Shiraz.
51:35He's got a step in pretty good for you.
51:37He can go again.
51:38One, two.
51:38He's got a step out.
51:40Come on up.
51:40Come on up.
51:40Come on up!
51:41Come on up!
51:41Come on up!
51:43He's a little...
51:44He's a little something that describes the attacker Damus.
51:48Intelligence from Hamza Shiraz.
51:52But what a 12th he needs now!
51:56He needs everything.
51:57You better knock him out to win, let's listen to him.
52:06That's what the corner is saying, you need a knockout on their right.
52:10Yeah, they are right. They had a good run down, I thought.
52:12It was relatively close when Adamus came back into it in the end,
52:15as we see here with the exchanges.
52:17But at the start of the run, he came out,
52:19she was a little bit more confident, let his hands go.
52:21Not trying to load up and overthink it,
52:23he's just let his hands and his body do the talking.
52:26And sometimes, as you know, as stupid as it sounds,
52:29you've got to switch your brain off.
52:31Yeah, certainly in these stages when you're behind in a fight,
52:34you land a lovely right hand, go again.
52:37You've landed that shot, landed again.
52:39Switch your brain off and absolutely go for it.
52:42Frank Warren is pleading him.
52:45Three minutes left.
52:47Hamza Shiraz World Title Challenge is looking like
52:51he's going to come up short against Carlos Adivas.
52:55He's defending this barrel and he wants to take it back
52:58to the Dominican Republic.
53:00Shiraz knows he's going to lose something spectacular.
53:03Can he?
53:04He's got a bad score!
53:07He's got a bad score!
53:08He's got a bad score!
53:09He's got a bad score.
53:10He is a good time.
53:11Let your hands go.
53:12Let Leven cry.
53:13Chris has got him, three up, Adamas, what about you two?
53:17Yeah, he's got a bad score, guys, it's a tall little thing.
53:19So you look at that, it is kitchen sink time, let your hands go, let Levan cry.
53:23I agree with Chris, all of those rounds to Adamas, like Shiraz, Nick, the 11th,
53:28but he's got to do something extra special in the 12th.
53:312.15 left for Shiraz's World Title Challenge.
53:35It might be a run closer possibly, but it's still.
53:38Adamas is in the poor position here.
53:40The corner, alongside us, saying, come on, as Carson now has bites down on his gun shield.
53:48It's been a really pretty display by the champion, with pressure on him to perform.
53:55And he's facing this like a champion, he's not coasting, he's not moving,
53:59he's still trying to leave a print on the scorecards of the little right hand there from Shiraz.
54:06He won the early round, Shiraz books well, but Carlos and Adamas are just too seasoned, mate.
54:14Too much, very strong, and he's got gaps, but Shiraz's lack of punching will come to harm him on the cards.
54:26You know the Damas, he doesn't load up, he just shows his rhythm, he uses his dance and his upper body to get the rhythm for the punching,
54:32and that's why he can maintain his pace.
54:34The variation in it will be that he does, speed, power.
54:38Carlos and Shiraz.
54:40Beautiful combinations, back on, and some Damas laid on him around Shiraz, tries to fire back, last minute.
54:48Brilliant action, right at the end of this one, and a shot from Shiraz, and the only best of them has come from all.
54:56Wonderful, fantastic stuff.
55:02Let's go, says Ricky Furnas in the corner, but the clock is ticking.
55:08Oh, there's a big day from Shiraz.
55:10You've got a thousand pounds of people, you've got to be a job at him though.
55:14Oh, no, no, no.
55:17Hamza Shiraz has tried, he's had success at times, but Carlos and Damas has been consistent,
55:26and he's defending his belt like a champion tonight.
55:29He's been strong, he's been aggressive, he's varied everything, as we've said, no more signs.
55:35He's not backed up, he's not coasted at all, he's finished strong.
55:38And then the second hand for the fight, the smoothness of his wheel just looks so much more impressive.
55:47Carlos Adamos raises his hand on Pierre in victory.
55:53Hamza Shiraz goes the distance, but surely the champion retains his belt.
55:58The feeling ringsiders Carlos Adamos has done enough to retain his WBC middleweight crown,
56:08but we do go to the judges' scorecard on this one.
56:12Will it be that man Hamza Shiraz, the new, or will it be as many expect ringside Carlos Adamos and still?
56:19A man who Hamza Shiraz knows very well middleweight contender Austin Amma-Williams is set to return to the ring March 15th
56:30to face Canadian Patricia Bolny at the Caribou Royale in Orlando, Florida as part of our annual DAZN description.
56:39That one coming your way Saturday March 15th.
56:42Sean, Carlos Adamos maybe just a bit too good on the night for Hamza Shiraz.
56:54I actually disagree. I think Shiraz won that fight.
56:57Yeah, I don't know. We've never disagreed before.
57:00Adamos, I could be wrong. He just didn't seem as explosive as I've seen in the past.
57:05I thought that his offense was really, you know, cut off a lot by that right there.
57:09The height and reach of Shiraz. I thought that Shiraz was the sharper fighter tonight.
57:15It'd be interesting to see if the judges agree with Sean Porter.
57:18Obviously, look. They do.
57:20And who knows, right? I mean, there are different things judges look for.
57:23Is it the aggression of Carlos Adamos? Is it the more accurate scoring, accurate punches of Hamza Shiraz?
57:29You can be aggressive, but aggression is not simply walking at somebody.
57:34It takes effective aggression. Walking somebody down, making them miss, making them pay.
57:39And Adamos certainly didn't do that consistently enough to win this fight.
57:44I will say this. Hamza Shiraz's corner from round 11 and 12 was saying, Hamza, you need a knockout.
57:50And they kept on telling him, Hamza, as he came up from round 12, you need a knockout.
57:54I don't think he needed a knockout, but he definitely needed to close the show.
57:58Both guys did. It was a close fight.
58:00It was a close fight, and it's been a great night of boxing as well.
58:03So far, we still have three more to go. Let's not forget that.
58:07Shakur Stevenson up next against Josh Bradley.
58:09Joseph Parker versus Martin McCauley.
58:11And the undisputed light heavyweight showdown between Artur Viterbiyev and Dimitri Bivol.
58:17I believe we are ready with the scorecards. Let's go to your MC, Thomas Treiber.
58:23Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds of boxing, we go to the judges' scorecards.
58:31Judge Guido Caballetti scores it 115-114 in favor of Hamza Shiraz.
58:41Judge Perry Lindeman scores it 118-110 in favor of Carlos Agames.
58:51And Judge Omar Mitun Senor scores it 114-114. This foul is a split draw.
59:05Wow. Many people are gasped. Ringside, a split draw. The final judge having it 114-114.
59:13I mean, one judge having it 118-110. What do you make of the scorecard, do you know what I mean?
59:19Look, you said you fought Hamza once, so maybe 114-114 ain't that bad.
59:23It was not an easy fight to score. It was competitive on both hands. I just thought Shiraz did everything he needed to do and was in control.
59:33Maybe we see it again. Maybe we don't.