Sheeraz vs Williams

Who won Sheeraz vs Williams?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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 contest was a final eliminator for the WBC middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder losing to Zhilei Zhang. Also on the undercard Daniel Dubois beat Filip Hrgovic for the IBF Interim World Heavyweight belt, Raymond Ford was overcome by Nick Ball for the WBA World Featherweight title, Dmitry Bivol was victorious over Malik Zinad for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship, and Willy Hutchinson beat Craig Richards.

Sheeraz vs Williams stats

Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws.

Hamzah Sheeraz was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Williams. Despite this, Williams had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Hamzah Sheeraz fought out of the orthodox stance, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was a southpaw.

Sheeraz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Williams' 90.

Hamzah Sheeraz went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at middleweight.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was ranked number 2 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF 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 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Jez Smith on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Williams had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Armel Mbumba Yassa on February 3, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Steve Rolls on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had defeated River Wilson Bent on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Kieron Conway on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Chordale Booker on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams had been fighting more than Hamzah Sheeraz.

Going into this contest, Hamzah Sheeraz had last fought 3 months and 22 days ago, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams' last outing had been 3 months and 29 days ago.

Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Sheeraz vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sheeraz vs Williams?

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

What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Williams?

Hamzah Sheeraz was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.