Undefeated middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz will likely be getting a world title shot on February twenty second towards one of many three champions within the 160-lb division in Riyadh.
Queensberry promoter Frank Warren reportedly advised Michael Benson that Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs) will combat for a world title on the “similar card as Daniel Dubois’s return.” Nevertheless, there’s no phrase which of the champions the 25-year-old Sheeraz will likely be combating. He’s ranked #1 WBC and #1 WBO.
If Queensberry wished to point out what Sheeraz is product of, they’d match him towards IBF/WBO champion Janibek Alimhanuly, however that’s not possible to consider. The best way Shereaz has appeared, he’d lose badly to Janibek and would by no means beat him, irrespective of what number of years glided by.
Sheeraz will most likely problem WBC champion Carlos Adames reasonably than IBF and WBO champ Janibek as a result of the latter is simply too proficient. Sheeraz is an effective fighter, however he’s not on Janibek’s degree, and it wouldn’t go nicely for him to tackle the unbeaten Kazakhstan fighter.
It will be an excessive amount of of a step up in school for Sheeraz to problem a fighter like Janibek. Sheeraz is a good scraper when matched rigorously, however he doesn’t have the type of expertise that might allow him to swim with a shark like Janibek.
The 6’3″ stork-like Sheeraz has been largely combating on the domestic-level stage on the likes of Tyler Denny, Liam Williams, and Bradley Skeete throughout his seven-year skilled profession. Throwing Sheeraz in with Janibek would end in him getting smashed just like the Kazakh’s final opponent, Andrei Mikhailovich.
Hamzah was staggered early by Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams of their combat earlier this 12 months on June 1st and was lucky that the American didn’t go to the end after placing him on skates. If that had been Janibek or Erislandy Lara, it could have been throughout for Sheeraz.
Whether it is Adames (24-1, 18 KOs) that Sheeraz challenges on February twenty second, he’s received a good likelihood of profitable as a result of it is a flawed champion that hasn’t appeared spectacular in fights towards Terrell Gausha, Serhiy Derevyanchenko and Patrick Teixeira. Adames misplaced to Teixeira by a 12-round unanimous choice on November thirtieth, 2019.
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