Sheeraz vs Berlanga

Who won Sheeraz vs Berlanga?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Edgar Berlanga by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, July 12th, 2025, at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Also on the undercard Shakur Stevenson was victorious over William Zepeda for the WBC World Lightweight championship, Alberto Puello lost to Subriel Matias for the WBC World Super Lightweight belt, and David Morrell defeated Imam Khataev.

Sheeraz vs Berlanga stats

Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Edgar Berlanga made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Hamzah Sheeraz was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 2 inches over Berlanga. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Hamzah Sheeraz and Edgar Berlanga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sheeraz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months later than Berlanga, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Berlanga's 90.

Hamzah Sheeraz went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at middleweight.

Edgar Berlanga was ranked number 5 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Sheeraz vs Berlanga form

Sheeraz remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Carlos Adames on February 22, 2025, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Tyler Denny on September 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Liam Williams on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Dmytro Mytrofanov on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Berlanga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz on March 15, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on September 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Padraig McCrory on February 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Quigley on June 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had beaten Roamer Alexis Angulo on June 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hamzah Sheeraz had been fighting more than Edgar Berlanga.

Going into this contest, Hamzah Sheeraz had last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while Edgar Berlanga's last outing had been 3 months and 27 days ago.

Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Berlanga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Sheeraz vs Berlanga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sheeraz vs Berlanga?

The DAZN PPV show began at 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 11:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Berlanga?

Hamzah Sheeraz was a 3/5 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Edgar Berlanga made his way into the ring at 27/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.