Hamzah Sheeraz Won't Wait For Canelo Alvarez, Next Fight Plans Up In The Air
Declan Taylor
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Hamzah Sheeraz is refusing to wait around for Canelo Alvarez to recover from his recent elbow surgery, promoter Frank Warren has confirmed. Their planned February clash is now uncertain, but Warren still insists Sheeraz will stay active, seek new opponents, and continue building momentum in the meantime.
Oct 15, 2025
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Hamzah Sheeraz is not willing to sit around and wait for Canelo Alvarez to get fit again following elbow surgery, according to promoter Frank Warren.
Highlights
Hamzah Sheeraz is refusing to wait around for Canelo Alvarez to recover from his recent elbow surgery, promoter Frank Warren has confirmed. Their planned February clash is now uncertain, but Warren still insists Sheeraz will stay active, seek new opponents, and continue building momentum in the meantime.
Highlights
Hamzah Sheeraz is refusing to wait around for Canelo Alvarez to recover from his recent elbow surgery, promoter Frank Warren has confirmed. Their planned February clash is now uncertain, but Warren still insists Sheeraz will stay active, seek new opponents, and continue building momentum in the meantime.
Hamzah Sheeraz is not willing to sit around and wait for Canelo Alvarez to get fit again following elbow surgery, according to promoter Frank Warren.
Sheeraz was ringside in Las Vegas last month as Canelo was beaten on points by Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium.
The plan had been for undefeated Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) to face Canelo in February as long as the Mexican great made it through the fight unscathed.
However those plans were wrecked when it was confirmed that 35-year-old Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will go under the knife to address ‘loose bodies’ in his left elbow which has reportedly been troubling him for some time.
Now Sheeraz’s promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that news of Canelo’s surgery has changed the plan for Sheeraz as he insisted they will not simply wait around for a call.
“I don’t know what we will do now,” Warren told The Ring. “Let’s let Canelo have his op, let the dust settle and see where we are.
“But Hamzah won’t be sitting around on his backside.”
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