When Sherrod Seward started practising law five years ago, he received two phone calls; the first from someone looking for a green card and the second from a boxer in need of a visa. Seward took a keen interest in the latter and hasn't looked back since.
Seward is the founder of Sherrod’s Sports Visas, one of the few US-based law firms which specialises in sports immigration. While Seward was in law school, he managed fighters from the North American Allied Fight Series, which produced UFC champions Stipe Miocic and Cody Garbrandt. Seward now organises visas for top fighters in the boxing and MMA world.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and undisputed super-middleweight king Canelo Alvarez are examples of two fighters Seward has secured US visas for to compete in blockbuster fights. For such fighters hoping to compete in the US, whether it be boxing or MMA, there are one of two types of visas they need to obtain.
