Highly rated boxer Billy Denniz has dreams of competing for a world title at the Istanbul Arena in Turkey.
The 22-year-old, who has Turkish heritage, is based at the Phoenix Camp in Denton and trains under recently retired Charlie Schofield.
With seven consecutive victories to his name - four of those being knockouts - the ’Turkish Tyson’ is fully focused on making the big time.
We spoke to the hot prospect at a training session earlier today.
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Bloods up to second
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