Hamzah Sheeraz defends his WBO super-middleweight title against Simon Zachenhuber on Saturday, July 25 at Jeddah Superdome. The 12-round championship fight streams on DAZN worldwide. Sheeraz brings a 22-0-1 record and the belt; Zachenhuber is a 28-1 southpaw whose movement must solve the champion’s preferred long range.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, July 25, 2026 |
| Venue | Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Division | Super middleweight |
| Scheduled rounds | 12 |
| Title/status | WBO super-middleweight title defence. |
| Broadcast | DAZN worldwide. |
No verified conventional odds were supplied.
Sheeraz’s jab is more important than an immediate right hand. Against the southpaw, the lead hand can force Zachenhuber to cross distance twice, then create the straight right and body attack. His supplied form includes quick finishes and a twelve-round draw with Carlos Adames, a useful blend for a champion who must manage both danger and distance.
Zachenhuber cannot allow his stance to become a label without an advantage. He needs chest jabs, pivots and consistent outside lead-foot position; straight retreats would let Sheeraz set his feet. The April points loss to Pawel August adds urgency, but the Ndjolonimu decision demonstrates that he can bank rounds when he remains organised.
| Category | Hamzah Sheeraz | Simon Zachenhuber |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 27 | 28 |
| Record | 23-0-1 | 29-1 |
| KO record/rate | 19 (82.6%) | — |
| Height | 6’3” | 6’0” |
| Reach | 75.2 in | — |
| Stance | Orthodox | Southpaw |
| Total professional rounds | 105 | — |
Sheeraz’s current BoxLive snapshot supplies his updated record, age, KO total and round count. Zachenhuber’s linked Tapology snapshot supplies his age, record and height; no verified reach, KO total or round count is present in the reconciled records.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Alem Begic | W | TKO | 2 |
| Jul. 2025 | Edgar Berlanga | W | KO | 5 |
| Feb. 2025 | Carlos Adames | D | D | 12 |
| Sep. 2024 | Tyler Denny | W | TKO | 2 |
| Jun. 2024 | Austin Williams | W | TKO | 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 2026 | Pawel August | L | PTS | 6 |
| Jul. 2025 | Paulinus Ndjolonimu | W | MD | 10 |
| Jun. 2025 | Leonardo Di Stefano | W | TKO | 1 |
| May 2024 | Damian Arriaza | W | UD | 8 |
The first half is a battle for the lead foot. Sheeraz should use feints to draw the southpaw jab and answer straight, not reach after it. Zachenhuber must break rhythm after clean scores, because a settled Sheeraz can convert his height and reach into long periods of control.
Body work is likely to be the separator. If Zachenhuber can keep the champion turning, he can steal quiet early rounds. If Sheeraz makes him circle under pressure, the challenger’s exits get shorter and the titleholder’s finishing form becomes increasingly relevant.
Prediction: Sheeraz by TKO in rounds 7-10. Sheeraz has the more repeatable route through range and body work. Zachenhuber can make the early rounds uncomfortable, but he must be exact for twelve rounds; the pick is the champion once his movement begins to slow.
Sheeraz’s listed 103 professional rounds are fewer than some champions carry into a first defence, but the supplied form includes a draw with Carlos Adames and an eleventh-round stoppage of Austin Williams. Those results give two different pieces of evidence: he has faced a distance problem and he has maintained intent late. Zachenhuber must make that experience feel less comfortable by changing the line of attack, not by standing at the end of the jab.
The challenger’s win over Ndjolonimu by majority decision is an important reminder that he can function on a scorecard. In Jeddah, that should inform a practical early plan: touch the body, pivot left, and make Sheeraz miss by inches rather than attempt a dramatic escape. Southpaw movement becomes valuable when it creates an angle for scoring, not when it simply travels backward.
A title fight can swing when a champion begins expecting the same exit. Zachenhuber should occasionally step through after his jab or pause before the pivot, but only if he remains balanced. Sheeraz should answer variety with pressure to the body and a disciplined centre. The fighter who imposes those terms by round six should have the clearer closing route.
The defending champion should also avoid treating the southpaw’s low output as harmless. A single clean counter can change the posture of a title fight. Sheeraz’s safest response is to keep scoring in layers—jab, body touch, exit—so Zachenhuber must keep solving a new problem rather than waiting for one predictable right hand.
When is Hamzah Sheeraz vs Simon Zachenhuber? Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Where is the fight? Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
What division and distance is it? Super middleweight, scheduled for 12 rounds.
What is at stake? WBO super-middleweight title defence.
How can fans watch? DAZN worldwide.
What is the prediction? Sheeraz by TKO in rounds 7-10.
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