Sheeraz vs Williams

Who won Sheeraz vs Williams?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Liam Williams by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 10th February 2024 at Copper Box Arena in 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 loses and 0 draws.

Liam Williams made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 loses 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.

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

Sheeraz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 year and 9 months later than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 76 less professional rounds, 73 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 beat Dmytro Mytrofanov on 26th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Previous to that, he had beat River Wilson Bent on 26th November 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 16th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

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

He had defeated Bradley Skeete on 4th December 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 24th November 2023 by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Nizar Trimech on 25th November 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 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Before that, he had lost to Demetrius Andrade on 17th April 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 10th October 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Williams?

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