Shabaz Masoud (born 4 March 1996) is a British

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. He has held the IBO

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title since November 2024.

Early life

Masoud was born in

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, England on 4 March 1996. His family comes from Kallar Syedan in

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Professional career

Early career

Masoud made his professional debut against Bulgarian boxer, Stefan Sashev, whom he defeated, on 12 May 2018 at the Bolton Whites Hotel in

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. 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. 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.

Masoud vs. Davies

Masoud fought Liam Davies for the IBO super-bantamweight title on 2 November 2024 at

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in Birmingham. He 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.

Cancelled Peter McGrail bout

Masoud was scheduled to defend his IBO title against Peter McGrail in Birmingham, England, on 21 June 2025. On 4 June, it was revealed that Masoud had suffered an injury in training which would rule him out of the fight. The matchmakers at Matchroom Boxing brought in Romanian boxer Ionut Baluta as a replacement to fight McGrail.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masoud, Shabaz 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Rochdale English male boxers English people of Pakistani descent Sportspeople of Pakistani descent Super-bantamweight boxers 21st-century English sportsmen