“It’s an explosive fight” – Hamzah Sheeraz on possibly facing Austin “Ammo” Williams this summer in Five vs. Five

THIS summer’s Five vs. Five occasion involving Matchroom and Queensberry fighters competing in opposition to each other might characteristic middleweight star Hamzah Sheeraz.

Sheeraz, promoted by Queensberry, informed Boxing News in Birmingham final night time that the occasion – eyed for June 1 in Riyadh – is his “priority” in the intervening time.

The 24-12 months-outdated is scorching property after destroying Liam William in lower than one spherical final month in London. While the Welshman was nowhere close to the fighter, he was once Sheeraz, 19-0 (15 KOs), didn’t dangle round to search out out and is persistently proving himself to be some of the harmful British fighters round.

Sheeraz was an spectator on the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham taking in home rival Nathan Heaney’s efficiency in his draw in opposition to Brad Pauls. Heaney, the present British middleweight champion, might face Sheeraz this 12 months however the prospect of showing on the Five vs. Five is of nice attraction to the quantity 9 ranked contender. To whet the urge for food much more Matchroom’s middleweight rising star Austin “Ammo” Williams, 16-0 (11 KOs), might be in the alternative nook.

“It’s an explosive fight,” Sheeraz mentioned.

“He’s a knockout artist, I’m a knockout artist. Young, hungry, fresh, just both putting it on the line. I think a fight like that is what boxing needs nowadays – young hungry lions going at it. It calls for an explosive fight to say the least.”

Williams already holds two wins over British opposition having defeated Kieron Conway over 10 rounds in 2022 after which in April 2023 stopping River Wilson-Bent in eight rounds. With the expectation of nicely-matched fights for Five vs. Five then Sheeraz in opposition to Williams comes into that class.

Sheeraz is in want of extra rounds having fought lower than six rounds of aggressive motion in his final three fights. BN requested the Slough boxer to stipulate his best 2024 and may he come via untested and needing only a few rounds then Britain could have it’s subsequent boxing celebrity.

“Five versus five and then either a world title or Nathan Heaney in Stoke. I forgot about Chris Eubank Jr as well. Any order. Five versus five would be my priority at the minute.”