Callum Simpson vs Hamzah Sheeraz? ‘Let’s find out who the best in Britain is in a huge showdown’

Hamzah Sheeraz should fight Callum Simpson next, suggests promoter Ben Shalom.

Sheeraz came up short in a WBC middleweight world title fight with Carlos Adames, which finished in a draw, although Sheeraz had come close to losing his unbeaten record.

A tall middleweight, Sheeraz could consider moving up a division and Ben Shalom, who promotes Simpson, thinks he should look to box the British super-middleweight champion.

“I think that’s what I’m hearing, that he’s moving up and I’m saying if he is, then that should be the fight to make. It’s a fight that I believe the fans want to see,” Shalom told Sky Sports.

“For me [they’d be] the two biggest names now in Britain in the super-middleweight division. Hamzah I think won’t have been pleased with his last performance, probably isn’t quite at that level yet.”

Shalom urged: “Let’s find out who the best in Britain is in a huge, huge showdown. I think in that fight Hamzah will believe that he can beat Callum Simpson. He’s supposed to be the next big thing, the shining star. Come and prove it and [try to] beat the best in Britain, which is Callum Simpson.”

Simpson is expecting to fight next at Oakwell Stadium in his hometown of Barnsley, and Shalom noted: “It would be great to see that against Hamzah Sheeraz. That should be the type of fight that I think Hamzah will want.

“Hamzah believes he’s world level so go and beat the British champion. Callum Simpson has been a phenomenal success story for us, inside and outside the ring, huge ticket seller, big name now.

“[Eventually] I can’t see why that fight shouldn’t happen.”