
Promoter explains why Hamzah Sheeraz is fighting Carlos Adames instead of Janibek Alimkhanuly
Hamzah Sheeraz had been in line for a fight with unified IBF and WBO middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly. That’s not the route he chose.
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Hamzah Sheeraz had been in line for a fight with unified IBF and WBO middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly. That’s not the route he chose.

After years of comfortable favorites accompanied by betting lines of -500 or greater in championship bouts, the six-fight Saudi Arabia pay-per-view broadcast has just one prohibitive favorite, with the rest viewed as near pick-ems.

Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will rematch for the undisputed light heavyweight title on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The promotion reportedly being built for February 22 is “by far the best” overseen by Riyadh Season, according to two of the world’s most respected pundits.

Chris Algieri has called the potential February clash between champion Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz an “excellent fight” and a “potential banger.”

The path that middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz will choose to fight for a world title seems to be becoming clearer, after he was withdrawn from purse bids today to fight Janibek Alimkhanuly.

Janibek Alimkhanuly called out the other middleweight champions after his ninth-round victory over game Australian Andrew Mikhailovich.

Sergei Derevyanchenko has been here before. The unbeaten opponent, the enticing prospect of a world title challenge, taking on a quality foe in a 50-50 fight.

As Shane Mosley Jr. readies for his July 6 showdown with former middleweight titleholder Daniel Jacobs at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, he insists on making one point crystal clear to all: I’ve earned this.
