Shabaz Masoud | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 4 March 1996 Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England |
| Other names | Maverick |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super bantamweight |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
Shabaz Masoud (born 4 March 1996) is a British-Pakistani professional boxer. He has held the IBO super-bantamweight title since November 2024.
Masoud was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England on 4 March 1996. His family comes from Kallar Syedan, Pakistan. [1]
Masoud made his professional debut against Bulgarian boxer, Stefan Sashev, whom he defeated, on 12 May 2018 at the Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton.
Masoud faced Jack Bateson for the WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight title on 11 November 2022. He won the bout by TKO in the twelfth and final round to win the title. [2] [3]
In his first defence of the title, Masoud faced Jose Sanmartin on 11 November 2023. He won the bout by split decision after ten rounds. [4]
Masoud faced Liam Davies for the IBO super-bantamweight title on 2 November 2024 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham. He was won the bout by split decision with one judge favouring Davies 115-113 and the other two scoring it 115-113 and 116-112 for Masoud. [5] [6] [7] [8]
| 14 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Liam Davies | SD | 12 | 2 Nov 2024 | Resorts World Birmingham, Birmingham, England | Won IBO super bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Marvin Solano | UD | 8 | 20 Jul 2024 | Resorts World Birmingham, Birmingham, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Sanmartin | SD | 10 | 11 Nov 2023 | Newcastle Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Retained WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jack Bateson | TKO | 12 (12), 2:00 | 11 Nov 2022 | Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield, England | Won WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Yoan Boyeaux | RTD | 2 (10) | 18 Mar 2022 | Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Diego Alberto Ruiz | PTS | 10 | 13 Nov 2021 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Louis Norman | TKO | 4 (6), 1:12 | 19 Mar 2021 | Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Stefan Nicolae | PTS | 6 | 30 Nov 2019 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Yesner Talavera | PTS | 6 | 12 Oct 2019 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Brayan Mairena | PTS | 6 | 4 May 2019 | Holte Suite, Villa Park, Birmingham, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Hernandez | PTS | 4 | 30 Mar 2019 | King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Cristian Narvaez | PTS | 4 | 26 Oct 2018 | Middleton Arena, Middleton, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Johnson Tellez | PTS | 4 | 28 Jul 2018 | Middleton Arena, Middleton, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Stefan Sashev | TKO | 3 (4), 1:51 | 12 May 2018 | Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton, England |
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