Canelo Alvarez tells Hamzah Sheeraz who he must face to ‘earn’ a shot at him

Hamzah Sheeraz is hoping to secure a shot at Canelo Alvarez in 2027, but the Mexican has made it clear what the Brit must do to land the fight.

Sheeraz knocked out Alem Begic to claim the vacant WBO throne last month, whilst Canelo is attempting to reclaim the WBC super-middleweight crown in September, when he takes on Christian Mbilli in an intriguing Las Vegas scrap.

Should Canelo regain the WBC marble, Sheeraz is eyeing up Canelo’s regular Cinco De Mayo outing for a potential 168lb unification affair, planning on announcing himself as the super-middleweight to beat by overcoming the division’s poster boy.

However, speaking with DAZN Boxing, Canelo stated that, if Sheeraz wants to face him, then he should look to unify the belts against newly crowned IBF world champion, Osleys Iglesias, in order to entice him into the proposed fight.

“I never checked that [potential fights with Hamzah Sheeraz or Osleys Iglesias]. I think that they need to fight each other and then I find out the winner. That is the most smart thing that they can do. 

“We all, at some point, we need to earn what we deserve, right? They need to earn it [a fight with me], why not? That is why I say that they need to [fight each other] and I don’t say that they don’t deserve it.

“They deserve it, that is why they are there as champions or number ones or whatever. 

“But, they need to fight each other and then, after my fight, we will see.”

Sheeraz is expected to appear once again next month, but that will not be against Iglesias, who’s promoter believes that the Briton has no interest in ever taking on.