Promoter Eddie Hearn is assured that Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams will rating an upset knockout victory over Queensberry captain Hamzah Sheeraz (19-0, 15 KOs) on Saturday night time of their middleweight battle on the ‘5 vs. 5’ occasion, stay on DAZN PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The price of the occasion is $69.99 on PPV.
Hearn notes that Queensberry believes in Sheeraz a lot that they’ve already received his subsequent battle lined up for Wembley, however he feels that the underdog Ammo Williams (16-0, 11 KOs) goes to tear up the script tomorrow night time.
Sheeraz, 6’3″, towered over Williams throughout immediately’s weigh-in, wanting like an excellent middleweight subsequent to a middleweight. It’s arduous to imagine Sheeraz could make 160, however he’s he’s slender and nonetheless younger at 25. Sheeraz’s future goes to be at tremendous middleweight, however for his sake, he wants to maneuver up quickly if he needs to get an opportunity to battle Canelo Alvarez earlier than he retires.
Hearn Predicts a Late Knockout
“I believe everyone seems to be underestimating Ammo Williams. He’s nicely on the market, however he a tricky, powerful man with super reflexes. He can actually punch, and he’s unpredictable as nicely,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn to Queensberry about Austin ‘Ammo’ Willams, who has a tricky battle forward of him on Saturday night time in opposition to Hamzah Sheeraz.
Ammo Williams has received the ability to win this battle, however he’s going to must keep away from getting hit by one in all Sheerez’s energy pictures early within the contest when he’s his most harmful.
He’s a type of fighters who’s deadly early however loses power because the rounds go by. Nobody is aware of how good Sheeraz is as a result of his opposition has been on the British home degree his complete profession. Williams praises Sheeraz’s administration for maneuvering him so skillfully and retaining him away from threats, however tomorrow night time, he can now not be protected.
“What about Ammo Williams vs. Hamzah Sheeraz. Queensberry is so sizzling on this child, Hamzah Sheeraz, that they’ve already booked his subsequent battle at Wembley,” stated Hearn. “Ammo Williams goes to tear up the script and knock him out late within the battle.
“I actually imagine tomorrow night time that every part he’s been via has led him to this second, and possibly I’m a Cinderella story believer, however this ain’t only a child with out means. This can be a super fighter,” stated Hearn to Charlie Parson’s YouTube channel, speaking about Ammo Williams.
If Ammo Williams defeats Queensberry captain Sheeraz, it might be an enormous deal, nevertheless it wouldn’t be the primary time that we’ve seen a fighter who has been protected and closely hyped introduced right down to earth.
It will be a bitter capsule for Queensberry to swallow seeing their group captain crushed, however Hearn’s captain has a superb shot of getting crushed as nicely tomorrow night time, with Deontay Wilder.
Sheeraz ought to have been examined lengthy earlier than this as a result of he’s been within the sport for too lengthy to get his first true top-tier opponent lastly, however that is how promoters on this period deliver fighters alongside. They match them weakly to make them lengthy higher than they really are, after which put them in cash-out fights that they’re not ready for.
“This can be a nice athlete; it is a huge puncher. He’s a really non secular man, Ammo, and I simply received this sense inside myself that he’s going to do it tomorrow night time, and I’m very pleased with him,” stated Hearn.
“He pulled me apart and stated, ‘I simply wish to thanks, and I’m going to win for you on Saturday night time,’ and will probably be out. There shall be a documentary the place you will note it,” stated Hearn about what Ammo Williams stated to him after the ultimate press convention this week.
