Knockout! Sheeraz Stuns, Violently Knocks Out Berlanga In New York

‼️HAMZAH SHEERAZ
WITH THE 5TH ROUND TKO VICTORY OVER EDGAR BERLANGA‼️
#Boxing #BerlangaSheeraz


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— Danny (@dantheboxingman) July 13, 2025

Hamzah Sheeraz secured one of the biggest wins of his career earlier tonight (Sat., July 12, 2025) in Queens, N.Y., knocking out Edgar Berlanga — who was fighting with a huge local fan base — in the fifth round inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.

The first few rounds were a bit slow, with each man trying to figure out the range and find their rhythm. In the closing minute of the fourth

round, however, Sheeraz managed to clip Berlanga with a huge left hand that dropped him clean. Berlange bounced right back up before getting dropped once more.

While most didn’t think Berlanga was going to have enough to get back up, he did manage to do so and was eventually saved by the bell, though it was only a matter of time.

Indeed, at the start of the fifth round Sheeraz darted toward the center of the ring and clipped Berlanga with a left hook and then a right hand that folded Berlanga over, forcing his gloves to the canvas. The referee had seen enough and called the fight, giving Sheeraz a knockout win.

Take a look at some of the action:

Sheeraz drops Berlanga twice in the 4th round before stopping him in the 5th ‼️ #BerlangaVsSheeraz pic.twitter.com/S4nkq9eUn3

— (@HECCTECC) July 13, 2025

Hamzah Sheeraz and Edgar Berlanga show respect after their fight

Ring III on DAZN pic.twitter.com/jjRSpnCNH3

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) July 13, 2025

Hamzah Sheeraz knocks out Edgar Berlanga at #RingIII pic.twitter.com/EdZsB7loSp

— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) July 13, 2025

Hamzah Sheeraz wants Canelo Alvarez in 2026

Ring III on DAZN pic.twitter.com/wBLUw0ElhD

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) July 13, 2025

Sheeraz improves to 22-0-1 and put his name in the hat as a contender for Canelo Alvarez’s super middleweight titles, possibly in 2026 if he chooses to wait that long. Of course, that’s assuming Alvarez gets through Terence Crawford this September.

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