Teddy Atlas has pinpointed who he believes to be the next major star to emerge in boxing.
Atlas knows a thing or two about helping to discover major stars, having worked with a young Mike Tyson during the early stages of his career, whilst also training fighters such as Michael Moorer and Tim Bradley.
Along with his training career, Atlas has also become a highly-respected analyst, and so his expert insight into the sport is always taken seriously by boxing fans.
With that in mind, Atlas has revealed who he thinks has what it takes to be one of the next flagship stars of boxing, with newly-crowned WBO super-middleweight champion Hamzah Sheeraz the man in question.
Sheeraz became world champion for the first time on Saturday when he knocked out the unheralded Alem Begic inside two rounds to secure the vacant title at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
While Atlas was critical of the match-up, he posted on social media to heap praise on Sheeraz and has backed him to have plenty of success.
“The way these organizations put fighters in title bouts is truly ridiculous, but Sheeraz did what he should & got rid of him quickly. He’s the next star in the sport!”
Sheeraz has won 23 of his 24 fights, 19 of those wins by knockout, with his only blemish coming when he was held to a draw against Carlos Adames in their WBC middleweight title fight in February 2025.
Since stepping up to 168lbs, Sheeraz has looked extremely impressive, and could be set for a showdown with Canelo Alvarez in the future, but first the Mexican superstar challenges Christian Mbilli for the WBC super-middleweight title in September.
