From rewiring Eden Hazard's flat to defending a world title: Sheeraz's turnaround

From rewiring Eden Hazard's flat to defending a world title: Sheeraz's turnaround

Hamzah Sheeraz was fixing bulbs and sockets in Eden Hazard's London flat as an apprentice electrician when, as he told BBC Sport, something clicked. Within two weeks he was back in a boxing gym; within a fortnight, sparring professionals. In May he won the WBO super-middleweight title. His first defence comes against Simon Zachenhuber on Anthony Joshua's undercard in Saudi Arabia.

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