In what might show to be thrilling information for the middleweight division, reigning WBO and IBF 160-pound champ Janibek Alimkhanuly and fellow unbeaten Hamzah Sheeraz have been ordered to combat by the WBO. Alimkhanuly, 16-0(11), noticed motion final week, when the Kazakhstan warrior retained his two belts with a ninth-round stoppage win over a sport Andrei Mikhailovich, and Alimkhanuly has made it clear he very a lot desires to unify the belts. However now it appears Alimkhanuly might properly need to defeat Sheeraz, 21-0(17) first.
Sheeraz of London is a serious expertise and he’s hungry to get a shot at a world title. The ordered combat, if no settlement could be reached, will exit to purse bids; the 2 sides now having a 15-day time-spell to succeed in a deal. Sheeraz scored a stoppage win of his personal final day out, this when he impressively defeated Tyler Denny inside two rounds in September. Sheeraz is at present ranked at #1 by the WBO in addition to by the WBC.
Apparently, Sheeraz has additionally been ordered to defend his European title in opposition to Denzel Bentley, who, like Sheeraz, is promoted by Frank Warren and Queensbury (and has fought Alimkhanuly, with him happening a factors loser in 2022). It is going to show attention-grabbing to see which street 25 yr outdated Sheeraz goes down right here.
However 31-year-old southpaw Alimkhanuly is, for some, the perfect middleweight on the market proper now, in addition to essentially the most thrilling on the weight, and it positive appears like he’ll take some beating. If no deal is reached between his crew and Sheeraz’s crew, and if the combat does go to purse bids, who is aware of the place this combat might happen? However we followers positive wish to see it.
Sheeraz believes he’s set for greatness, whereas Alimkhanuly desires the largest and greatest fights. Collectively, these two fighters might give the normal 160 pound division a wanted shot within the arm.
