Eddie Hearn foresees a nasty night for Hamzah Sheeraz when he takes on Edgar Berlanga in his debut at super middleweight on July twelfth on DAZN PPV in Recent York City. Hearn, who used to advertise Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs), says he’ll “win” the fight against Sheeraz (21-1-1, 17 KOs).
Berlanga’s Size Advantage
Berlanga’s huge size for a brilliant middleweight and power are why Hearn picks him to defeat Sheeraz. In Berlanga’s loss to unified 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14, 2024, he reportedly rehydrated to 193 lbs. He looked massive contained in the ring against Alvarez like a cruiserweight. In Edgar’s previous fight against Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz, he looked even greater.
Sheeraz looked bad in his last fight, being given a controversial 12-round draw against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames on February twenty second in Riyadh. Many boxing fans thought he deserved to lose.
Hamzah also looked vulnerable in his fight with Austin Williams last yr on June 1st in Riyadh. He won the fight by an Eleventh-round knockout, but was staggered early by Austin. Surprisingly, Turki Alalshikh hasn’t given up on Sheeraz and is putting him within the primary event against Berlanga on the July twelfth card in Recent York.
If Sheeraz loses this fight, it’s going to be increasingly harder for Turki to maintain including him in his profession apart from on prelims. That’s where he ought to be fighting at because he’s never beaten anyone good. I don’t consider Austin Williams middleweight.
Doubts for Sheeraz
“It’s fight for Edgar. I feel it’s a nasty fight for Hamazah Sheeraz moving as much as super middleweight for the primary time. Edgar is an enormous super middleweight and he can really punch, and he’ll win that fight,” said promoter Eddie Hearn to Boxing Social, giving his thoughts on Hamzah Sheeraz moving up from 160 to 168 to fight Edgar Berlanga in his first contest within the division on July twelfth in Recent York City.
“But look, Hamzah is rolling the dice. Shakur against Zepeda, Morrell, Puello against Matias is a extremely good fight as well. One other great night,” said Hearn.
Last Updated on 04/24/2025
