Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from a proposed bout with Janibek Alimkhanuly and relinquished his WBO super-middleweight title, the sanctioning body has confirmed.
The British fighter was mandated by the organisation to face the Kazakhstan boxer, who is the WBO’s number one challenger for the title.
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A purse bid was held on Thursday for the right to host the bout, which Sheeraz’s promoters Queensberry won with a bid of $1,001,809 (£747,903). Top Rank were the only other bidders, but fell short with their $850,000 (£634, 569) offer.
The British promoters had planned to stage the bout on either 28 November or 5 December with London…
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