Edgar Berlanga says Hamzah Sheeraz only fights him on July 12 because he was told that this is the only way he could fight Canelo Alvarez next year. He had no choice. It was either this or no Canelo. Berlanga (23-1, 18 COs) seems to be intimidating Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 COs) today during their face at the Kickoff Perst Conference in the Palladium in New York. Fans could see that sheeraz looked afraid.
Berlanga-Heeraz is in a super-middleweight clash at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York on July 12. The winner of the fight will be a step closer to getting a shot at the undisputed 168 pound Canelo champion. They will probably need one more fight before they get the game against Canelo, because he already has a complete schedule.
Sheeraz’s forced struggle?
“They feed him on the lion. He does it just because they told him, ‘If you hit him (Berlanga), we’re going to give you Canelo. “So he had no other choice,” Edgar Berlanga said Ring magazine He only takes the fight against Hamzah Sheeraz because his management told him that if he wins, he will get the Canelo Alvarez fight.
Berlanga is probably right. Sheeraz had no choice but to fight him if he wanted the chance to fight against Canelo and get a huge pay day like the one he got last September. The lure of a potential $ 10 million gold mine fight is reason enough for Hamzah to fight Berlanga to earn the Canelo collision. He is likely to fight a career -height payday against Edgar on July 12.
“That’s what I just told him. I said, ‘You had no choice but to wage this battle, Bro. “He’s like,” Ah, I’m coming to your hometown. I said, “Bro, you were forced to do it to try to get the Canelo battle because they promised you that battle.” But unlike that, I’m going in there and I want to hurt him, ”Berlanga said of Sheeraz.
This is the way for Sheeraz to get the Canelo match. The fight against 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, if not for the chance to enter the Canelo Sweepstakes. He comes in the fight of a controversial draw on February 22 against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames. So it is as if he failed in it. Sheeraz got to know from that meeting that it would only get worse for him at 168, but he took a risk to try to get the Canelo battle.
Berlanga’s upcoming party
“I am ten times bigger, 20 times greater than in 2023 when I fought against Jason Quigley,” Berlanga said when asked how much more popular he has been since his fight with Canelo last September. “This is my upcoming party for sure. It’s like ‘good, Berlanga is back. “I’m back with everything.
Berlanga is now better known after fighting Canelo, but not necessarily more popular. Today’s press conference helped Berlanga much more than his loss of Alvarez, because many boxing fans saw him in a favorable light. He was theater today and dominated the press conference with his scene presence and charisma.
“I gained a lot of experience from that Canelo battle. Something is in the works where, as soon as we get past this man, I probably have to knock Munguia, and then we could probably get the Canelo battle next year,” Berlanga said.
It is on Turki Alalshikh who will fight Berlanga next. It is difficult to imagine that he chooses Mungiaa, because he lost two of his last four battles. Turki may want to give Edgar a difficult road by letting him go through Caleb plant. It would be a more difficult option than Munguia, which seems spiritually weak if he fights against good opposition.
SHEERAZ: C-Level Fighter
“If it was easy, everyone would knock people out in the first round,” Berlanga said of his 16 first round to start his career. “We grabbed Legit Fighters to try to get my rounds. Hey, I went to knock them out. Yes, who knows maybe? I don’t think so. I think he’s a C-level fighter, “Berlanga said when he said that Hamzah Sheeraz was the second best fighter on his resume behind Canelo.
Sheeraz is a B-level fighter, but he can punch. If he is hit, he looks vulnerable and does not respond well to pressure. Adames walked him down all night, nail him with shots and take all the fights out of him. We have already seen Sheeraz look relaxable in his fight against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams. He may have lost that battle if ammunition attacked him aggressively after he hurt him early.
Last updated on 05/15/2025
