LIVERPOOL, England — With the super middleweight division reshuffled following Terence Crawford’s retirement after dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September, opportunity has arrived for the next wave. According to veteran promoter Frank Warren, that opportunity belongs to Hamzah Sheeraz.
Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) is set to face Germany’s unbeaten Alem Begic (29-0-1, 23 KOs) for the vacant WBO super middleweight title later this spring a fight Warren believes is the ideal springboard toward unification clashes and mainstream stardom.
ud83dudea8 Sheeraz lands WBO title shot at Crawford's old belt vs undefeated Begic!
Initially set for Pacheco, but after he ducked out, the Ilford star now gets a winnable clash with 38yo German Alem Begic in May.