Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz

Who won Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Dmytro Mytrofanov by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, August 26th, 2023, at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Daniel Dubois for the WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Denys Berinchyk defeated Anthony Yigit, and Fiodor Czerkaszyn was victorious over Anauel Ngamissengue.

Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz stats

Back in August 2023, Dmytro Mytrofanov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Hamzah Sheeraz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws.

Dmytro Mytrofanov was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 7 inches over Mytrofanov.

Both Dmytro Mytrofanov and Hamzah Sheeraz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mytrofanov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month later than Sheeraz, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Sheeraz's 86.

Hamzah Sheeraz was ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz form

Hamzah Sheeraz remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated River Wilson Bent on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francisco Emanuel Torres on July 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jez Smith on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Bradley Skeete on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

He had beaten Paul Kean on July 10, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

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Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz?

Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz was broadcast on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Mytrofanov vs Sheeraz?

Dmytro Mytrofanov was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Hamzah Sheeraz made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.