HAMZAH Sheeraz inflicted his third career defeat last September on the biggest stage yet, though former English and EBU European middleweight titleholder Tyler Denny believes there's still more in the tank to show at 33.

Denny (19-3-3, 1 KO) enjoyed a whirlwind eight-fight unbeaten run including victories over five contenders with perfect records, former British champions Brad Pauls and Felix Cash among them.

It ended emphatically, before he had a chance to get going, in-front of a record Wembley crowd during the chief support bout to Daniel Dubois' stunning stoppage win over Anthony Joshua last September 21, on a Riyadh Season bill.

Sky Sports' Andy Scott looked almost apologetic when mentioning that at last month's inaugural press conference for a show headlined by Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron 2 in Birmingham on April 20, though Denny knew what he was in for and welcomed the jeopardy. Despite falling short, he's ready to go again.

"I'm buzzing to be back," he told The Ring.

"I enjoyed the whole Wembley stuff but lost at the end of the day and that doesn't sit nice with me, I'd rather just fight and win at a town hall. The hunger is there, I'm going to show everyone I've got plenty left in the tank."

His next assignment is Ghana's Elvis Ahorgah (13-3, 12 KOs), who emerged as a short-notice assignment for surging super-middleweight contender Callum Simpson on February 1.

Simpson, set to headline Oakwell against Italy's Ivan Zucco (21-0, 18 KOs) for vacant EBU divisional honours on June 7, scored a fifth-round stoppage win over the 16-fight pro during his second fight in three weeks.

However, the 24-year-old's aggressive style and bullish persona has earned him another BOXXER callup on Sky as they welcome a fan favourite back into the fold near home comforts after a seven-month absence.

"Elvis brings entertainment, he's a bit mad to be honest but that will make for a fun fight, won't it?"

Ahorgah was aggressively erratic but tough, Simpson crediting him post-fight for that, with many critics commending the Ghanaian for his efforts, having been quick to ridicule him and his Soldier nickname in the build-up.

The feeling is that, injuries permitting, this will serve as the first of three fights in 2025 for Denny who knows activity is his currency, now he's no longer a titleholder at 160-pounds.

He long surpassed the heights many held for him, though still keen to push on and rebuild after his first defeat since November 2019, a 10-round majority decision against two-time English champion Linus Udofia (21-2, 10 KOs).

"I never had any goals, exceeded all expectations but did that a while back when people were saying I wouldn't even win a Midlands title. I've won English and European titles and am still getting better, fair play to Hamzah that night and hopefully he wins a lot of world titles but there's plenty left from me."