Athlonsports.com noted that the choice of a lighter opponent in the face of the WBC world middleweight champion Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KO) could turn against the undefeated Briton Hamza Shiraz (21-0, 17 KOs), writes Sports.kz.
Shiraz's promoters initially negotiated a fight with the WBO and IBF belt holder Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs), however, Hamza ultimately decided to go towards Adames' WBC title.
“Carlos Adames has held the WBC middleweight title since May 2024. He has victories over Terrell Gausha, Julian Williams, Juan Macias Montiel and Sergey Derevyanchenko. Even though they are considered average fighters, Adames still managed to beat them all, and if he manages to beat Hamza, it's…
