WBO super middleweight champion Hamzah Sheeraz could make the first defense of his title on July 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
The event is expected to be headlined by Anthony Joshua’s return against Kristian Prenga and will be backed by Saudi boxing financier Turki Alalshikh. Hearn indicated that two world championship fights could be added to the undercard, with Sheeraz among the fighters being considered.
“I think there could be two world championship fights on the undercard,” Hearn told BoxingScene. “Hamzah Sheeraz might be one of those as well. Of course we’ll talk to Frank Warren and Spencer Brown and everybody, and Josh Kelly could also appear there. That will be announced this coming week.”
It would be the first title defense for the 27-year-old Sheeraz (23-0-1, 19 KOs), who captured the vacant WBO super middleweight title on May 23 when he stopped Germany’s Alem Begic in the second round at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
Sheeraz has also been linked to several potential future fights, including a showdown with Canelo Alvarez. The British champion recently addressed Alvarez’s suggestion that he should face IBF champion Osleys Iglesias first before taking on a fight with the Mexican star.
“I respect him, but I don’t respect him to a point where he tells me who to fight before I can fight him,” Sheeraz said. talkSPORT Boxing.
“And that’s not the case when he fought Munguia. It wasn’t the case when he fought Berlanga. So, for him to tell me that, 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.”
An official announcement about the July 25 card is expected in the coming days.
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Last updated on 2026/06/08 at 12:58
