Carl Froch says Canelo Alvarez would be big favourite against Hamzah Sheeraz

Hall of Famer Carl Froch believes Hamzah Sheeraz would pose little threat to Canelo Alvarez, who has won back the WBC super-middleweight title by beating Christian Mbilli.

Carl Froch believes Canelo Alvarez would start a fight with Hamzah Sheeraz as a big favourite, after the Mexican won back the WBC super-middleweight title.

Alvarez, 36, dethroned Christian Mbilli on a unanimous decision. It was his first fight since he lost a unanimous decision to Terence Crawford in September 2025, and it returned to him one of the four belts that made up his undisputed super-middleweight crown.

Sheeraz, 27, has been put forward as a possible next opponent. He vacated his WBO title in September rather than face his mandatory challenger, Janibek Alimkhanuly, and he is a Riyadh Season ambassador.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch said a Sheeraz fight made some sense because Alvarez would not see Sheeraz as a major threat. He said he meant no disrespect to Sheeraz, but that Alvarez would probably be a big favourite.

Froch also looked at the rest of the division. He said: “If Crawford stays retired, there’s really no one at super-middleweight that’s going to give Canelo a tough fight. So maybe that’s the one [against Sheeraz].”

READ NEXTMunguia's mandatory challenger Bek Melikuziev knocks out Karomatullo Sharipov in DubaiRead the next story →

Every UK fight result and what's next, every Friday. Get the free UK fight briefing

Add Combat Sports UK as a preferred source on Google