Sheeraz Takes the Easy Road, Faces Adames in Saudi Arabia

WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames will defend against #1 Hamzah Sheeraz on February 22nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fans on social media roasted the 25-year-old Sheeraz for swerving the division’s #1 middleweight, IBF and WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly, whom the World Boxing Organization had ordered him to fight. The fans feel that Sheeraz has purposefully chosen the weakest of the three.

Adames, who is viewed as the #3 champion. Hamzah has his reasons for choosing not to fight Janibek or WBA champion Erislandy Lara.

Those would have been tough fights for the 6’3″ Hamzah, and he’s probably lost to both. Sheeraz obviously knows his limitations as a fighter, hence his selection of Adames rather than Janibek.

If Hamzah loses to Adames, he won’t be given the free pass he would if Janibek beat him. He could tell fans and the media he fought the best if he lost to him. That same excuse isn’t there against Adames.

Salvador Rodriguez confirmed the February fight between Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs) and Adames (24-1, 18 KOs).

Hamzah’s Recent wins

– Tyler Denny
– Austin Williams
– Liam Williams
– Dmytro Mytrofanov