{"id":524030,"date":"2026-04-10T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524030\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:21:09","slug":"hamzah-sheeraz-questions-canelos-1-ranking-at-168","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524030\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamzah Sheeraz Questions Canelo\u2019s #1 Ranking At 168"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sheeraz was asked about Canelo\u2019s standing at #1 in The Ring rankings and said it can be justified based on his record, while also pointing to the next group of fighters pushing for opportunities. He said the division is moving toward a point where those contenders need to be matched against the top name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could say he is because of what he\u2019s done, but at the same time, you\u2019ve got these young guns coming through like myself,\u201d said Sheeraz to InsideRingShow, when asked about his thoughts on Canelo being ranked #1 at super middleweight with Ring Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s time for him to give us the opportunity to prove ourselves and take over that #1 spot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sheeraz said he had previously been linked to a fight with Canelo, including discussions about being next in line depending on the results at the time. He said those talks never materialized into a finalized bout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always had talks about being an opponent for him, but it\u2019s never really happened,\u201d said Sheeraz.<\/p>\n<p>Canelo\u2019s position at the top of the division remains tied to his past run at 168, though activity and matchmaking have become part of the discussion among contenders looking for title opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeraz said his focus has shifted toward staying active and taking the fights available, rather than waiting on a single opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can only fight who they put in front of you and who is available at the time,\u201d said Hamzah.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzah has not yet been matched with several of the leading names at 168, including Osleys Iglesias and Christian Mbilli. His recent results include a win over Edgar Berlanga and a draw with Carlos Adames, which drew mixed reactions. Fights against the current group of contenders would further define his position in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Olly Campbell is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the details that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheeraz was asked about Canelo\u2019s standing at #1 in The Ring rankings and said it can be justified&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-524030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}