The journalist Thomas Hauser reveals that Hamzah Sheeraz’s performance in his 12-round split draw against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames last Saturday night in Riyadh “Many plans upset” For him to encounter the Unified 168-Pond Champion Canelo Alvarez in September 2026.
After the fight, Hamzah’s promoter said he sustained a hand injury, which he believes may have contributed to his outdoor performance. However, Adames dominated from the first seconds of the first round.
Hype exposed
The management of Sheerez chose Adames (24-1-1, 18 COs), who saw many boxing fans the weakest link Among the three champions at 160. However, he looked scared from the beginning. There are no other champions to which he can be linked to win a title to ratify him in the eyes of the public and create interest for a fight with Canelo in September 2026. I hate to say that, but Sheerez looks like a textbook example of a hype work.
Adames dominated the rail-thin 6’3 ″ Hamzah, surpassed him and apparently won a one-sided fight. However, the judges recorded it as a draw and saved Sheerez (21-0-1, 17 COs) from what many fans saw as a loss.
The scores
-115-114: Sheerez
-118-110: Adames
-114-114
Due to the unilateral nature of the Adames-Sheeeraz battle, it would be a mistake for Hamzah’s promoter to set up a re-broadcast because he is likely to lose. I had the champion, Adames, and won 10-2 in a completely unilateral fight. You can see that you look at the competition that Sheeraz would never beat this man, no matter how many times they fought. He is not talent at that level.
“I was disappointed with the way Sheeraz fought, and that upset a lot of plans. As I understand it, the idea was Canelo, who has a four-match agreement with the Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority, is supposed to fight (IBF 168-Pond Champion) William Scull in May and thereafter Terence Crawford in September, ”Thomas Hauser says to SecondsTalk about Hamzah Sheeraz’s very controversial 12 -round draw against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames last Saturday night that upset plans for a fight between Sheeraz and Canelo Alvarez in 2026.
‘Then in 2026 in Cinco de Mayo in 2026, it is likely that he (Canelo) the winner of (Conor) Benn and (Chris) Eubank Jr. Independence Day in 2026 against Sheeraz.
“I would assume that Turki, who is a big sheeraz fan, would hope that Canelo would be older by that time and that Sheeraz would be better. Sheeraz just didn’t fight well (against Adames). Maybe his hand was broken. I don’t know if it was or not. There were fighters who fought with broken hands. He didn’t look good. He looked intimidated.
Early warning signs
It is probably not a good idea for the management of Sheeraz to set up a re -broadcast between him and Adames, because the chances are that he will have the same problems. Adames is too talented for Sheerez, who was exposed to what fans thought. The warm -up signs were already there that Hamzah was a hype work when he was injured last June by the contender for Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams.
If ammunition had talent, he would have completed Shezaz, because he was on his feet in the early rounds of that fight. After the match, Hamzah’s management waged him a poor fighter in British level, Tyler Denny, which looked good against this low-level fighter. It was just camouflage to cover the vulnerability of sheeraz.
“It was someone who led many people to believe: ‘This man is an animal. He is really good. This is the right thing, and he did not look against Adames, which was a struggle for both men. Adames walk up, and sheeraz did not. We will see if he is regrouping and returning strongly in the future, ”says Hauser.
Last updated on 02/24/2025
