British boxer Hamza Shiraz (21-0, 17 KOs) told why he decided to fight with the WBC world middleweight champion representative Dominican RepublicCarlos Adames (24-1, 18 KOs), and not with the Kazakh IBF and WBO title holder in the same category Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs), reports Sports.kz.
On November 18, WBO President Gustavo Olivieri said that Shiraz refused the mandatory fight against Alimkhanuly. For this reason, the promotional auction scheduled for that day was cancelled.
Shiraz said this fight with Adames was on his radar after defeating American Austin “Ammo” Williams in June.
“I've been saying this for ages. This fight was booked after I beat Ammo Williams. Step by…
