Who won Sheeraz vs Smith?
Hamzah Sheeraz beat Jez Smith by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Wembley Arena, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).
was defending his CBC Commonwealth Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Liam Williams in February 2024.He had held this belt for 1 year, 1 month and 18 days.
This fight appeared on the undercard of David Avanesyan beating Oskari Metz. Also on the undercard Mark Chamberlain defeated Jeff Ofori, and Sam Noakes was victorious over Vincenzo Finiello.
Sheeraz vs Smith stats
Back in March 2022, Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jez Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Sheeraz had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 46%.
Hamzah Sheeraz was the older man by 25 years, at 22 years old.
Sheeraz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Smith.
Both Hamzah Sheeraz and Jez Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.
Sheeraz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 47 years and 8 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 1970. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Smith's 91.
Hamzah Sheeraz went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBO at middleweight.
Activity check
Sheeraz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.
What time did Sheeraz vs Smith start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Sheeraz vs Smith?
Sheeraz vs Smith was broadcast on BT Sport 3 in the UK.
What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Smith?
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