Hamzah Sheeraz is not willing to sit around and wait for Canelo Alvarez to get fit again following elbow surgery, according to promoter Frank Warren.

Sheeraz was ringside in Las Vegas last month as Canelo was beaten on points by Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium.

The plan had been for undefeated Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) to face Canelo in February as long as the Mexican great made it through the fight unscathed.

However those plans were wrecked when it was confirmed that 35-year-old Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will go under the knife to address ‘loose bodies’ in his left elbow which has reportedly been troubling him for some time.

Now Sheeraz’s promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that news of Canelo’s surgery has changed the plan for Sheeraz as he insisted they will not simply wait around for a call.

“I don’t know what we will do now,” Warren told The Ring. “Let’s let Canelo have his op, let the dust settle and see where we are.

“But Hamzah won’t be sitting around on his backside.”

As reported by The Ring’s Mike Coppinger, Canelo will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow in California on October 23. The former undisputed super-middleweight champion will then require some time in a sling and four to six weeks of rest before he can return to light training.

This will preclude him from fighting in February as had been planned with a return in the second or even third quarter of 2026 now most likely.

When asked if there is a chance that Sheeraz will now not fight Canelo at all given the delay, Warren added: "I hope not."

Sheeraz has not boxed since his July 12 victory over Edgar Berlanga at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, which boosted him to No. 8 in The Ring’s super-middleweight rankings. He is currently No. 2 with the WBC and WBO while the WBA have him four and IBF have him six.

During an interview with The Ring in the aftermath of Crawford’s historic victory over Canelo, Sheeraz welcomed a showdown with the Omaha icon instead and labelled him the new king of boxing.

“I could still fight Canelo,” Sheeraz said. “But I’d just like a shot at the titles, no matter who has got them.

“If Crawford has them, if he stays at the weight, then I’ll fight him. But if he vacates then I’m mandatory with the WBC. I just want a crack at the titles.”