Denny vs Sheeraz

Who won Denny vs Sheeraz?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Tyler Denny by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London.

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 Daniel Dubois beating Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Joshua Buatsi defeated Willy Hutchinson, Anthony Cacace was victorious over Josh Warrington, Josh Kelly beat Ishmael Davis, and Mark Chamberlain was overcome by Josh Padley.

Denny vs Sheeraz stats

Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Tyler Denny made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws.

Hamzah Sheeraz was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 5 inches over Denny.

Hamzah Sheeraz fought out of the orthodox stance, while Tyler Denny was a southpaw.

Sheeraz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 5 months later than Denny, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 84 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Denny's 170.

Hamzah Sheeraz went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at middleweight.

Tyler Denny was ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Denny vs Sheeraz form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Liam Williams on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dmytro Mytrofanov on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Francisco Emanuel Torres on July 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Denny had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Felix Cash on June 22, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Matteo Signani on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

Going into that contest, he had won against Macaulay McGowan on May 6, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had defeated Brad Pauls on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had beaten Bradley Rea on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tyler Denny had been fighting more than Hamzah Sheeraz.

Going into this contest, Hamzah Sheeraz had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Tyler Denny's last outing had been 2 months and 30 days ago.

Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Denny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Denny vs Sheeraz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Denny vs Sheeraz?

Denny vs Sheeraz was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Denny vs Sheeraz?

Hamzah Sheeraz was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Tyler Denny made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.