HAMZAH SHEERAZ sits in a small, round chair in the corner of a private room three floors up the Carlton Tower Jumeirah hotel in Knightsbridge as a variety of media outlets show up, shake hands, ask their questions and leave.
The 24-year-old barely moves for two hours, covering similar subjects, reflecting on his latest victory and discussing the same clutch of potential opponents during each interview.
Boxing News has the final slot of a busy afternoon for the puncher from Ilford, only five days on from the most significant win of his career, the one-round blowout of Liam Williams at the Copper Box.
By this point, most people would be struggling for lucidity in their responses, one-wording questions without even noticing, but not Sheeraz. He is asked if he wants to have a little break before we speak. “Nah, I’m warmed up now and in the zone,” he says, with a sip from his water bottle, which he places by the leg of his chair. “Let’s roll.”
In the week after such a big win, most boxers would be on the
