US EditionHamzah Sheeraz Stops Berlanga, Shakur Stevenson Defends Lightweight Title at Home of US Open Tennis
QUEENS, NEW YORK, JUL 12 – Sheeraz dropped Berlanga three times for a fifth-round TKO in a WBC eliminator, becoming the mandatory challenger for Canelo Alvarez if Alvarez wins his next fight.
- Hamzah Sheeraz defeated Edgar Berlanga by fifth-round TKO at Louis Armstrong Stadium on July 12, 2025, headlining the Ring Magazine 3 boxing event.
- The fight served as a WBC super-middleweight title eliminator after Berlanga aimed to rebound from a recent loss to Canelo Alvarez.
- Sheeraz dominated with precise combinations under coach Andy Lee, knocking Berlanga down twice and finishing with a brutal head blow that required hospitalization.
- Berlanga landed 46 punches at 38.7% accuracy while Sheeraz threw 75 jabs, landing 62 punches at 38.3%, with the fight ending 17 seconds into Round 5.
- Berlanga’s record fell to 23-2, closing his chances for a Canelo rematch and raising uncertainty about his future despite expected physical recovery.
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Los Angeles Times
DNyuzIn his midweight debut, Sheeraz dispatched Berlanga in five rounds, Saturday night at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
The British stepped hard in New York, with a great performance.He knocked down the venue at the end of the 4th round and defined it in the 5th round.Now he points to the king of the division, Canelo Álvarez.
The US Sun
The Irish SunSheeraz smashes Berlanga with huge KO win to set up potential Canelo fight
HAMZAH SHEERAZ silenced American mouthpiece Edgar Berlanga with a fifth-round stoppage on his Stateside debut. Sheeraz came into the bout of the back of a controversial draw against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames in February. Hamzah Sheeraz knocked out Edgar Berlanga Berlanga hit the deck three times And welcoming him up to super-middleweight Berlanga – once a man who scored 16 straight first-round knockouts. But more recently, he was d…
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