Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber

Who won Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Simon Zachenhuber by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 25th, 2026, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Hamzah Sheeraz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

Sheeraz was making his 2nd defense of the WBO World Super Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Alem Begic in May 2026. He had held this belt for 2 months and 12 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Kristian Prenga. Also on the undercard Josh Kelly defeated Caoimhin Agyarko for the IBF World Junior Middleweight belt, Reito Tsutsumi was victorious over Alvino Herrera Meza, and Jacob Bank beat Pawel August.

Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber stats

Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Simon Zachenhuber made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sheeraz had a large advantage in power over Zachenhuber, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Zachenhuber's 62%.

Hamzah Sheeraz was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 3 inches over Zachenhuber.

Hamzah Sheeraz fought out of the orthodox stance, while Simon Zachenhuber was a southpaw.

Sheeraz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 months earlier than Zachenhuber, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Zachenhuber's 149.

Simon Zachenhuber was ranked number 7 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber form

Sheeraz remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alem Begic on May 23, 2026, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt.

Prior to that, he had defeated Edgar Berlanga on July 12, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Carlos Adames on February 22, 2025 in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Tyler Denny on September 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

He had won against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight final eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:40 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber?

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

What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Zachenhuber?

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