Hamzah Sheeraz surrendered his WBO belt the instant mandatory challenger Janibek Alimkhanuly stepped up to claim his shot. The abandonment came mere days after Queensberry secured promotional rights through a purse bid, proving this choice had nothing to do with promotional gridlock.
Ring Magazine confirmed Sheeraz officially vacated after Queensberry tabled the winning bid of $1,001,809. Top Rank submitted $820,000, which handed Sheeraz’s own promoter total control over every detail of the event.
Those figures exposed the true commercial worth of this pairing. Neither promoter viewed the bout as box-office gold, and zero outside investo
