Teddy Atlas revealed who he thinks will be the next huge boxing star.

Atlas knows a thing or two about helping discover major stars, having worked with a newborn Mike Tyson early in his career and also training fighters like Michael Moorer and Tim Bradley.

In addition to his training career, Atlas has also become an extremely respected analyst, which is why boxing fans always respect his expert knowledge of the sport.

With that in mind, Atlas revealed who he believes has what it takes to become one of boxing’s next flagship stars: newly crowned WBO super middleweight champion Hamzah Sheeraz.

On Saturday, Sheeraz became world champion for the first time he knocked out the unannounced Alem Begić in two rounds to secure vacant title in the pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Although Atlas was critical of the duel, he published on social media praised Sheeraz and gave him numerous successes.

“The way these organizations put fighters into title fights is truly absurd, but Sheeraz did what he had to do and got rid of him quickly. He’s the next star in the sport!”

Sheeraz has won 23 of his 24 fights, 19 of them by knockout, with his only blemish coming when he drew with Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title in February 2025.

Since moving up to 168 pounds, Sheeraz has looked extremely impressive and could be ready for a fight with Canelo Alvarez in the future, but first the Mexican superstar challenges Christian Mbilla for the WBC super middleweight title in September.

Canelo Alvarez says a fight with David Benavidez is now “impossible” because the former WBC interim super middleweight champion has moved up to lightweight heavyweight.

In the interview, Canelo defended himself against years of criticism from fans who believed he avoided Benavidez when he weighed 168 pounds.

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Last updated: 25/05/2026 at 22:06

The featherweight world champion believes his marketing potential in Japan will be enough to secure a lucrative clash with Naoya Inoue.

The undisputed super bantamweight king is apparently considering his options after defeating Junto Nakatani to retain his four world titles earlier this month.

It was an elegant performance that saw Inoue claim a unanimous decision victory, with fans now clamoring for him to face unified super flyweight king Jessy “Bam” Rodriguez.

During Rodriguez’s next appearance June 13 against WBA champion Antonio VargasThe 26-year-old will move up to 118 pounds and try to become a world champion in three weight classes.

After that, it’s highly likely that “Bam” will be the top contender for the fight against Inoue, who has said he will stay at 122 pounds for one more fight and then move up to featherweight before retiring.

If and when he does indeed move up to 126 pounds, “The Monster” will almost certainly jump straight into a world title fight against one of the four champions.

One of them is Angelo Leo, the IBF champion who believes he has an advantage over Bruce Carrington, Rafael Espinoza and Brandon Figueroa.

That’s because the American has already impressed Japanese fight fans, with his last fight ending in a majority decision victory over Tomoki Kameda in Osaka, Japan.

At the same time, Leo admitted it Fighting the noise that he may have to unify the 126-pound division to secure a potential Inoue fight.

“I wouldn’t put it off [Inoue to choose] for me to be the first to fight at featherweight, just because I’m already established in Japan.

“But I think a unification fight would probably be the best option.”

Since Leo’s IBF title defense against Ra’eese Aleem was unsuccessful earlier this month, the 32-year-old has not fought since defeating Kameda in May 2025.