Hamzah Sheeraz calls out all 168-pounders after title win

Hamzah Sheeraz says he will fight anyone at middleweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super middleweight after winning the WBO title. The British fighter wants all four belts inside a year.

“I did what I was meant to do tonight, let's not get it twisted but now it has got me to the world stage, officially. Now I'm calling on all 168-pounders. I'll fight anyone. I'm going to collect all the belts and Inshallah, this time next year Hamzah Sheeraz will be undisputed champion.”

— Hamzah Sheeraz, via Ring Magazine

What Hamzah Sheeraz said

Sheeraz moved up to middleweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super middleweight and took the WBO belt in his latest outing. The division includes multiple world champions across four sanctioning bodies. Sheeraz now holds one of the major titles in the weight class.

What it moves

Sheeraz set a timeline for unification. His call for all belts puts him on a collision course with the other middleweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super middleweight titleholders. The WBO will schedule its first mandatory defence before any unification can happen.

Source: ringmagazine.com. Full Hamzah Sheeraz fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.