Hamzah Sheeraz has responded to Canelo Alvarez’s suggestion that he should face IBF super middleweight champion Osleys Iglesias before getting a potential showdown with the Mexican star.
Hamzah Sheeraz has responded to Canelo Alvarez’s suggestion that he should face IBF super middleweight champion Osleys Iglesias before getting a potential showdown with the Mexican star.
Alvarez is scheduled to return against Christian Mbilli on September 12, while Sheeraz is coming off his win over Alem Begic to capture the vacant WBO title.
“I respect him, but I don’t respect him to the point where he tells me who to fight before I can fight him,” Sheeraz told talkSPORT Boxing.
“And that wasn’t the case when he fought Munguia. It wasn’t the case when he fought Berlanga. So, for him to say that to me, I just have to ignore it and just focus on my own thing.
“If the fight doesn’t happen, I won’t bother to be fair. I won’t be bothered at all. But if it does, it’s a bonus for me.”
Sheeraz had previously passed on the IBF route, moving instead to a fight for the vacant WBO title. Iglesias later captured the vacant IBF belt with a stoppage victory over Pavel Silyagin.
Since moving up from middleweight following his controversial draw against Carlos Adames, Sheeraz has scored wins over Edgar Berlanga and Begic. Iglesias later claimed the vacant IBF title with a stoppage win over Pavel Silyagin and has since been regarded by many fans as one of the division’s most dangerous champions.
A future union between Sheeraz and Iglesias has been discussed in recent months, with Canelo recently suggesting that the two champions face each other ahead of a possible fight involving him.
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Last updated on 2026/06/04 at 16:47
