Hamzah Sheeraz “Mohammed Sheeraz”
Mohammed Hamzah Sheeraz (born 25 May 1999) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight title since May 2026. He has also challenged once for the WBC middleweight title in 2025. At regional level, he held the European middleweight title in 2024 and the Commonwealth title between 2022 and 2024.
Sheeraz was born on 25 May 1999 in Slough in Berkshire, England. His father is of Pakistani Muslim descent and his mother is of Indian Muslim descent. His paternal family belongs to the Janjua clan of Punjabi Rajputs, originating in the village of Matore, in the Kahuta Tehsil of Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. His father Kamran Sheeraz was a cricketer who played for Gloucestershire while his paternal grandfather and uncle were both boxers, the latter winning ten national amateur titles for the Slough and Pinewood Star clubs. Hamzah attended Valentines High School in his youth.
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Sheeraz was first directed to a gym by his uncle at the age of eight and had his first bout at 12. He went on to become a three-time finalist at the national junior championships. However, he became disillusioned with the sport after being overlooked for the Commonwealth Youth championships and took a year off to focus on an electrician's apprenticeship. A meeting with his then-trainer Lenny Butcher led him to come back and try his hand as a professional.
