
Hamzah Sheeraz vacates WBO super middleweight title
Gustavo Olivieri, president of the WBO, has announced that Hamzah Sheeraz has vacated his super-middleweight title rather than face mandatory challenger Zhanibek Alimkhanuly

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Gustavo Olivieri, president of the WBO, has announced that Hamzah Sheeraz has vacated his super-middleweight title rather than face mandatory challenger Zhanibek Alimkhanuly

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