It is barely three years since Tyler Denny was boxing in a car park.
Tomorrow night, he fights in front of 96,000 people at Wembley Stadium, the latest chapter in one of the best, most unexpected British boxing stories of recent years.“I think we’re beyond dreams, now,” smiles Denny. “I’d never have thought I’d be fighting at Wembley.”
It was that June 2021 meeting with Derek Osaze, staged on the car park of Sheffield Arena in a world emerging from the final throes of lockdown, which started Denny’s rapid rise from handy small town operator to being in the chief support bout in the UK’s largest ever stadium show. “It’s not like I have fluked this,” he says. “I have beaten good fighters and am bringing the European title to the table.
Elements of the build-up have been, in his words, surreal. Denny and other boxers on the bill all starred in a gangster-themed promotional video, directed by Guy Ritchie, which began with them all having seemingly met a grisly end before coming back to life and singing Sweet Caroline while boxing their captors.
“I have been that busy with the training and stuff, Wembley does not really get mentioned,” he replies, when asked how he will strike the balance between enjoying the occasion and making sure he delivers his best performance.“I am quite a relaxed, chilled guy so I don’t think it will be too much. I will enjoy it. But I think it is more in the memory bank. You enjoy it more afterward.Denny is not the type to get nervous, no matter how bright the spotlight, or how long the ring walk.
His demeanour certainly seems no different from previous fights. His star might have risen but the dad-of-four still has to go and pick the kids up from school. Son Blaine initially refused to believe dad was going to be boxing at Wembley. “I do the same stuff, whether I have got a fight or not, or a bit more money,” he says. “I go to the gym, pick the kids up, that is all I do.
Not that he has any plans for that anytime soon. A big part of Denny’s success, you suspect, is his humble attitude and a refusal to set any targets beyond the next fight yet should he beat Sheeraz, a world title shot might very well beckon.It’s understandable, when looking at the Essex fighter’s record of 20 wins from 20 fights, including 16 inside the distance.
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