Sheeraz vs Williams

Who won Sheeraz vs Williams?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Liam Williams by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, at Copper Box Arena, 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).

Also on the undercard Sam Noakes was victorious over Lewis Sylvester for the CBC Commonwealth Lightweight and BBBOC British Lightweight championship, Masood Abdulah beat Qais Ashfaq, and Anthony Yarde defeated Marko Nikolic.

Sheeraz vs Williams stats

Back in February 2024, Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Liam Williams made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Hamzah Sheeraz was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 5 inches over Williams. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Hamzah Sheeraz and Liam Williams fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sheeraz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 9 months later than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 51 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Williams' 149.

Hamzah Sheeraz went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at middleweight.

Liam Williams was ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Sheeraz vs Williams form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dmytro Mytrofanov on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Francisco Emanuel Torres on July 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

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

He had defeated Bradley Skeete on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Liam Williams had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Florin Cardos on November 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Nizar Trimech on November 25, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chris Eubank Jr on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Before that, he had lost to Demetrius Andrade on April 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

He had defeated Andrew Robinson on October 10, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Hamzah Sheeraz had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Liam Williams' last outing had been 2 months and 17 days ago.

Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Sheeraz vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Copper Box 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 Williams?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Williams?

Hamzah Sheeraz was a 1/4 (-480) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Williams made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+340) with oddsmakers.