July 12th Fight Card: Berlanga Vs. Sheeraz, Stevenson Vs. Zepeda, Puello Vs. Matias & Morrell Vs. Khataev!

Edgar Berlanga faces Hamzah Sheeraz in a 168-lb title eliminator, Shakur Stevenson defends his WBC light-weight title towards William Zepeda, gentle heavyweight contender David Morrell fights Imam Khataev, and WBC 140-lb champ Alberto Puello battles Subriel Matias on a stacked card on July twelfth in New York Metropolis.

Fights on the cardboard

Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda
David Morrell vs. Imam Khataev
Alberto Puello vs. Subriel Matias

Mike Coppinger of The Ring broke the information of the loaded card on July twelfth in New York Metropolis. He didn’t say who the primary occasion can be, however it seems that Berlanga vs. Sheeraz can be prime of the cardboard. That’s an terrible combat for hardcore boxing followers as a result of these guys are seen as hype jobs, who failed once they stepped up towards world-class opposition.

It is a Ring Journal card. The shocker for this card is #6 Edgar Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) preventing Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs) in a WBC tremendous middleweight title eliminator to find out a compulsory for champion Canelo Alvarez.

Sheeraz has by no means fought at 168, and regarded hellishly unhealthy in his controversial 12-round draw towards WBC 160-lb champion Carlos Adames on February twenty second. Berlanga was crushed by Canelo final September by a one-sided 12-round choice, and he can be getting a fast rematch with the Mexican star by beating Sheeraz. The WBC title eliminator ought to contain contenders ranked within the prime 5, which might exclude Berlanga.

With the occasion being staged in New York Metropolis, it is smart to have the Brooklyn native Berlanga within the headliner spot. Expertise and achievement-wise, Berlanga ought to be close to the underside as a result of he’s performed nothing in his profession. Edgar will herald his followers.

Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) is preventing 2020 Russian Olympian Khataev (10-0, 9 KOs). This ought to be an fascinating one to see the place the previous two-division world champion Morrell is at after his loss to David Benavidez on February 1st.