Edgar Berlanga says that Hamzah Sheeraz did not fight him until July 12, because he was told that this was the only way he could fight Canelo Alvarez next year. He had no choice. It was either this one or without Canelo. Berlanga (23-1, 18 KO) seemed to intimidate Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KO) during the Kickoff press conference in Palladium in Fresh York. Fans saw that Sheeraz looked terrified.
Berlanga-Sheeraz is the main clash of a super medium weight on July 12 at the Louis Armstrong stadium in Queens, Fresh York. The winner of the fight will be a one step closer to the shot to the undisputed champion of 168 pounds Canelo. They will still need one more fight before they get a fight against Canelo because he already has a full schedule.
Sheeraz is forced to fight?
“They feed him with a left. He does it only because he told him:” If you beat him [Berlanga]We’ll give you Canelo. So he had no option – said Edgar Berlanga Ring magazine About Hamzah Sheeraz, who fights him only because his management told him that if he wins, he would get the fight of Canelo Alvarez.
Berlanga is probably right. Sheeraz had no other choice but to fight him if he wanted to have a chance to fight Canelo and get a gigantic payment, like the one he got in September last year. The bait of a potential fight against Goldmine worth $ 10 million is a sufficient reason to fight Berlang to get the clash of Canelo. He will probably receive the highest career in the fight against Edgar on July 12.
“That’s what I told him. I said,” You had no choice but to take this fight, elderly. ” He says: “Oh, I come to your hometown. I said,” Bro, you were forced to do it *** to try to fight Canelo because they promised you this fight. ” But besides, I’m going there and I want to hurt him – said Berlanga about Sheeraz.
This is a path for Sheeraz to match Canelo. The fight against Caleb Plant or Jaime Munguia would not work because these two do not have the same popularity. Sheeraz would probably remain at 160 were it not for the chance to enter the Canelo lottery. He enters this fight against the controversial draw against Master WBC Medium weight Carlos Adames on February 22. So it’s as if he failed. Sheeraz will learn from this meeting that he will be even worse at the age of 168, but he takes gambling to try to fight Canelo.
Berlanga leaves the party
“I am 10 times larger, 20 times larger than in 2023, when I fought with Jason Quigley,” said Berlanga, asked if it is more popular since the fight with Canelo in September last year. “It’s definitely my event. This is:” All right, Berlanga is back. ” I came back with everything.
Berlanga is now better known after the fight against Canelo, but not necessarily more popular. Today’s press conference has helped Berlanga much more than his loss with Alvarez, because many boxing fans saw him in a favorable featherlight. He was theatrical today, dominating at a press conference with his stage presence and charisma.
“I have gained a lot of experience from this Canelo fight. Something is in the works where when we pass this guy, I will probably have to eliminate [Jaime] Munguia, and then we could probably get this Canelo fight next year, “said Berlanga.
It will depend on Turk Alalshikh, whose Berlanga will fight next. It is tough to imagine how he chose Munguia because he lost two of the last four fights. Turki may want to give Edgar a complex path, forcing him to go through the Caleb plant. This would be a more complex option than Munguia, which looks mentally destitute while fighting a good opposition.
Sheeraz: fighter at C.
“If it were simple, everyone would throw people in the first round,” said Berlanga about their 16 knockouts in the first round to start his career. “We grabbed legal fighters to try to squeeze me. Hey, I intended to knock them out. Yes, maybe who knows
Sheeraz is a warrior at level B, but he can hit. When it is hit, it looks sensitive and does not react well to pressure. Adames went down all night, nailing him with arrows and taking him all the fight. We have already seen how Sheeraz looked like in his fight with Austin ‘Ammo “Williams. He could lose this fight if ammunition continued to attack him aggressively after early injury.
World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.
The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.
WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.
Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard
Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton
(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)
Heavyweight Copper Box Arena, London 10×3
Round
Fisher
Pirotton
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
9
10
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
10
9
Round 7
10
9
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
10
9
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
98
92
Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95
Zuffa Boxing
Preview
Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.
The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
TV Coverage
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
TV Coverage
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
