Edgar Berlanga says that Hamzah Sheeraz only fights him on July 12 because he was told that it was the only way to fight Canelo Alvarez next year. He had no choice. It was this or not Canelo. Berlanga (23-1, 18 KB) seemed to intimidate Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KB) during their confrontation during the press conference at the Palladium kick-off in New York. Fans could see that Sheeraz looked terrified.
Berlanga-Sheeraz is headlining in an average weight confrontation on July 12 at the Louis Armstrong stadium in Queens, New York. The fight winner will be one more step to get a shot on the undisputed champion of 168 LB Canelo. They will probably need one more fight before getting the fight against Canelo, because he already has a full schedule.
Sheeraz’s forced fight?
“They feed him in the lion. He does that because they said to him, “If you beat him [Berlanga]We are going to give you Canelo. He therefore had no option, “said Edgar Berlanga Ring Magazine About Hamzah Sheeraz who is only fighting against him because his direction told him that if he won, he will obtain the fight of Canelo Alvarez.
Berlanga is probably right. Sheeraz had no choice but to fight against him if he wanted to have the chance to fight Canelo and obtain a giant salary like the one he obtained last September. The attraction of a potential wrestling of $ 10 million is a sufficient reason for Hamzah Combatte Berlanga to win the Canelo shock. He will probably receive a day of pay in career by fighting Edgar on July 12.
“That’s what I told him. I said, “You had no choice but to take this fight, my brother. It is like: “Oh, I come to your hometown. I said,” Brother, you were forced to do this S *** to try to fight Canelo because they promised you this fight. But apart from that, I’m going there and I’m trying to injure him, “said Berlanga about Sheeraz.
This is the way for Sheeraz to get the Canelo match. Fighting Caleb Plant or Jaime Munguia would not work as well, because these two do not have the same popularity. Sheeraz would probably have stayed at 160 without having the chance to enter the Canelo competition. He arrives in this fight of a controversial draw against the average WBC weight champion Carlos Adames on February 22. So it’s like failed. Sheeraz got to know this meeting that it will only get worse for him at 168, but he takes a bet to try to fight Canelo.
Berlanga takes out the party
“I am 10 times bigger, 20 times larger than in 2023 when I fought Jason Quigley,” said Berlanga when I asked me how popular he was since his fight with Canelo last September. “It’s my outing party for sure. It’s like: “Very good, Berlanga is back. I’m back with everything.
Berlanga is better known now after fighting Canelo, but not necessarily more popular. Today’s press conference helped Berlanga much more than his loss against Alvarez because many boxing fans saw him in a favorable light. He was theatrical today, dominating the press conference with his presence on stage and his charisma.
“I have acquired a lot of experience from this Canelo fight. Something is in preparation where once we have exceeded this guy, I will probably have to knock [Jaime] Munguia, and then we could probably get this Canelo fight next year, “said Berlanga.
It will be to Turki Alashikh that Berlanga will then fight. It is difficult to imagine choosing Munguia because he has lost two of his last four fights. Turki might like to give Edgar a difficult route by passing him the Caleb plant. It would be a more difficult option than Munguia, which looks mentally low when fighting the right opposition.
Sheeraz: Fighter level C
“If it was easy, everyone would eliminate people in the first round,” said Berlanga about his 16 ko in the first round to start his career. “We caught legitimate fighters to try to make me rounds. Hey, I was going to knock them out. Yes, perhaps, who knows? I don’t think. I think he is a level C fighter,” said Berlanga when Hamzah Sheeraz said is the second best fighter in his CV behind Canelo.
Sheeraz is a level B fighter, but he can hit. When he is touched, he looks vulnerable and does not react well to pressure. Adames traveled him all night, nailing him with gunshots and taking the whole fight of him. We had already seen Sheerraz looked beepable in his fight against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams. He could have lost this fight if ammunition had continued to attack him aggressively after having injured him early.
Last update on 05/15/2025
