Britain's Sheeraz stops Berlanga
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In the main event of an exciting "Ring III" card, presented by Turki Alalshikh, Sheeraz scored a pair of knockdowns to break open a tense start before brutally finishing Edgar Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs) in Round 3 inside Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
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SB Nation on MSNSheeraz knocks Berlanga out in fifth round, targets CaneloHamzah Sheeraz dropped Edgar Berlanga three times and scored a fifth round TKO tonight in New York. The win puts Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KO) in line for a shot at Canelo Alvarez, should Alvarez beat Terence Crawford in September.
Shakur Stevenson faces William Zepeda for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title on Saturday, July 12, 2025 (7/12/25) at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. Edgar Berlanga will face Hamzah Sheeraz in a super middleweight fight.
British star Hamzah Sheeraz has eyes on a potential fight against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez following his emphatic knockout win over Edgar Berlanga.
There's a new contender at super-middleweight, and he hails from Berkshire, England. Hamzah Sheeraz makes an emphatic statement, knocking out Edgar Berlanga in
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Hamzah Sheeraz took a week’s worth of torment from Edgar Berlanga and then flipped it on the hometown fighter with a punctuating statement Saturday
Trinidad stopped 35 of his 42 victims on his way to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and inspired a generation of fighters from his homeland and beyond. One who has gone back and studied the legendary Trinidad is Edgar Berlanga, for whom Trinidad was a staple ingredient of his boxing education over the years.