Hamzah Sheeraz is set to take on the biggest fight of his career when he challenges for his first world title against Carlos Adames.
Sheeraz, now 21-0 with 17 knockouts, has been on a dominant run of form, and hasn’t heard the judge’s scorecards since 2018.
In his last three fights, Sheeraz won the European title in the second round against Tyler Denny, gave Queensberry a big lead in the 5v5 when he stopped Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams in round 11, and retired Liam Williams with an opening round stoppage.
Sheeraz is scheduled to step up in opposition on February 22nd, when he locks horns with WBC world champion Carlos Adames. Adames is 24-1 with 18 knockouts to his name. His one loss came at the hands of the now-35-5 Patrick Teixeira.
Edgar Berlanga Calls Out Hamzah Sheeraz
In a recent tweet, Edgar Berlanga, who last fought Canelo in an unsuccessful bid for his world titles, listed the names of six opponents he’d like to face after his comeback fight in March.
Berlanga listed a Canelo rematch, as well as fights with fellow super-middleweights Jaime Munguia, Caleb Plant, and Diego Pacheco, as well as two middleweights – Jermall Charlo and Hamzah Sheeraz.
Sheeraz responded to the tweet, stating, ‘I got business to handle in a few weeks, that’s priority. Once I win we can talk’.
There has been much talk of Sheeraz facing Janibek Alimkhanuly, with the fight set to take place before Sheeraz withdrew and opted to face Adames instead.
Though many fans will want to see Sheeraz move up to super-middleweight if he beats Adames, others will feel like Sheeraz is continuing to avoid the middleweight ‘boogeyman’.
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