Ade Oladipo’s Hamzah Sheeraz Defense Ignores Canelo

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Ade Oladipo’s Hamzah Sheeraz Defense Ignores Canelo Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/23/2026 - Comments Ade Oladipo says Hamzah Sheeraz gave up his WBO super middleweight title on principle rather than fight Janibek Alimkhanuly after Janibek’s positive test for meldonium. That is a defensible objection to the WBO’s decision. It becomes harder to accept as the whole explanation when Sheeraz’s route to the belt, his last defense, and his interest in Canelo Alvarez are put beside it.

“Hamzah Sheeraz has done the right thing. If Hamzah Sheeraz is being forced to fight a guy coming off a ban for taking drugs, the sport’s in a crazy place. If Janibek has served his time, then fine. Okay, you’ve served your time. You will now want to fight at 168 pounds. Work your way up. Work your way up. How are you, having cheated in your last fight, now getting the opportunity to fight the champion?" said Oladipo on his channel.

Canelo tested positive for clenbuterol in 2018 and served a six-month suspension. Janibek’s case is much more recent, a distinction Oladipo can fairly make. But if Sheeraz will not fight an opponent with a positive test in his history, why does a lucrative Canelo fight remain desirable? The answer may be that Sheeraz objects specifically to Janibek receiving a title shot so soon after his suspension. That is a narrower argument than ruling him out on principle.