Tyler Denny, Felix Cash Make Weight For DAZN NXTGEN Headliner in Birmingham
Felix Cash needed two attempts but was able to make weight without leaving the stage.
Saturday’s DAZN headliner moves forward as all fighters were within the contracted limit during Friday’s weigh-in. Wokingham’s Cash was slightly over the 160-pound mark on his first try, but stripped to his birthday suit and registered at 159.92 pounds. Locally based Tyler Denny arrived at 159.54 pounds for their scheduled ten-round middleweight title fight.
The bout tops a Matchroom Boxing NXTGEN show this Saturday from Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England.
Cash (16-0, 10 KOs) will fight for the first time in eighteen months. Injuries and other issues have kept him out of the ring for that extended time. The layoff included two failed attempts to move forward with a planned bout versus Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams.
In his previous outing, Cash edged Celso Neves over eight grueling rounds. He suffered a cut over his left eye, which hampered his performance though he remained unbeaten.
Denny (18-2-3, 1 KO) has been considerably more active by comparison.
The 32-year-old southpaw from nearby Rowley Regis won all three of his bouts in 2023. His campaign kicked off with a ten-round decision over Brad Pauls (16-0 at the time) last February. It marked his sixth consecutive fight versus an unbeaten opponent.
Denny followed with a ten-round decision over veteran Macaulay McGowan (20-5-2, 5 KOs) last May 6 at this very venue. His year concluded with an eighth-round stoppage of Matteo Signani last November 18 for his lone career stoppage.
Below are the weights for the rest of the undercard.
10 rounds, welterweight
Lewis Crocker (19-0, 11 KOs), Belfast, Northern Ireland, 146.68 pounds
Conah Walker (13-2-1, 5 KOs), Wolverhampton, England, 146.46 pounds
10 rounds, junior welterweight
Cameron Vuong (4-0, 3 KOs), Blythe, England, 139.38 pounds
Jeff Ofori (13-7-2, 4 KOs) Tottenham, England 139.94 pounds
10 rounds, junior bantamweight
Shannon Ryan (7-0, 0 KOs), Watford, England, 113.86 pounds
Emma Dolan (6-0, 1 KO), Norwich, England, 114.88 pounds
6 rounds, bantamweight
Hamza Uddin (1-0, 1 KO), Walsall, England, 117.4 pounds
Giulio Commerso (4-1, 1 KO), Madrid, Spain via Abruzzo, Italy, 117.88 pounds
8 rounds, lightweight
Aqib Fiaz 134.48 pounds
Kane Baker 135.44 pounds
6 rounds, lightweight
Ibraheem Sulaimaan (3-0, 2 KOs), Birmingham, 135.76 pounds
Jesus Gonzalez (3-1, 0 KOs), Sincelejo, Colombia, 135.44 pounds
6 rounds, junior featherweight
Muhammad Mustafa Ali (4-0, 1 KO), Leicester, England, 124.46 pounds
Kelvin Madjid (2-1, 0 KOs), Elancourt, France, 123.22 pounds
4 rounds, heavyweight
Emanuel Odiase (3-0, 2 KOs), Germany, 254.36 pounds
Kevin Masirika (2-1, 1 KO), Manchester, England, 243.54 pounds
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