Hamzah Sheeraz stopped Edgar Berlanga in five rounds at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. The super middleweight showdown streamed on PBC on Prime Video. Shakur Stevenson retained his WBC lightweight title by decision. Subriel Matias upset Alberto Puello, and David Morrell edged Imam Khataev.
Main Event Recap
Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Edgar Berlanga – super middleweight, 5 rounds, KO
Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) moved up to super middleweight and became the second man—and first by stoppage—to beat Berlanga. A left hook in Round 4 staggered Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs), and a three-punch combo put him down. Round 5 ended with another crushing combo that forced referee David Fields to halt the contest.
Who is Hamzah Sheeraz?
He’s a 24-year-old from Ilford, Essex. Undefeated at 22-0-1 with 18 KOs. He moved up to super middleweight for the first time.
What went down in New York?
Sheeraz rocked Berlanga with a left hook late in the fourth. Berlanga stayed up, but a three-punch combo sent him down again. Round five came and Sheeraz dropped him for good. Ref David Fields waved it off without a count.
Why does this KO matter?
Only Canelo ever beat Berlanga—and that was by decision. Sheeraz did it by stoppage. He just punched his ticket to face Alvarez. Financier Turki Alalshikh even name-checked him as a top contender for 2026.
Co-Main Fight Results
Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda – lightweight, 12 rounds, UD (120-108, 119-109, 119-109)
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) abandoned his hit-and-run style. He traded fiercely, hurt Zepeda (33-1, 27 KOs), and claimed a wide unanimous decision in his most exciting performance to date.
How did Stevenson win?
Shakur Stevenson ditched his slippery style. He traded punches with William Zepeda and won a wide decision. He sat on shots, hurt Zepeda, and hit like a different fighter. Fans finally saw Stevenson at his most exciting.
Breakout Performances & Highlights
Subriel Matias vs. Alberto Puello – super lightweight, 12 rounds, MD (115-113, 115-113, 114-114)
Matias (23-2, 22 KOs) dethroned Puello (24-1, 10 KOs) by volume punching. He’ll defend the WBC belt against Dalton Smith in Riyadh on Nov. 22.
David Morrell vs. Imam Khataev – light heavyweight, 12 rounds, SD (115-113, 115-113, 113-115)
Morrell (12-1, 9 KOs) rebounded from a fifth-round knockdown to outwork Khataev (10-1, 9 KOs) in a gritty slugfest.
Full Results Recap
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Sheeraz KO 5 Berlanga (super middleweight)
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Stevenson UD 12 Zepeda (lightweight)
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Matias MD 12 Puello (super lightweight)
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Morrell SD 12 Khataev (light heavyweight)
FAQ
Who knocked out Berlanga? Hamzah Sheeraz stopped Edgar Berlanga in Round 5.
Where did this take place? Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
How did Stevenson perform? He won a wide decision, trading punches for once.
‘Knocking out’ Berlanga don’t prove nothing cause that guy ain’t even good anymore. He got no defense and been ducking fights too long, so Sheeraz beating him don’t really mean much tbh.
‘Exactly bro! Berlanga just living off hype from his early knockouts but can’t handle real pressure now and it showed bad in this fight.’
Stevenson still boring even when he try to be exciting. All this talk about changing his style but it still looked slow to me. Zepeda tried harder and deserved more credit than he got.
Yeah exactly! They keep saying Shakur did good but I didn’t see anything special either, just basic stuff and people overreacting like he some kind of new Tyson or something 😂
People acting like Sheeraz is already a champ just cause of one win over Berlanga. Calm down! He ain’t even fought top guys yet, and Canelo would destroy him easy if they ever fought.
That Morrell vs Khataev fight was a mess. Ain’t no way Morrell won after getting knocked down like that. I think Khataev should’ve had the win, them scorecards made no sense at all 🤷
Matias winning was just luck this time. I seen Puello land more clean hits but they gave it to Matias anyway. Judges must been blind or something, cause that fight wasn’t fair at all.
Shakur Stevenson only won cause the judges like him. Zepeda landed more power shots if you look closely. Just cause Shakur changed his style don’t mean he actually did better. It’s favoritism!
I don’t get why everybody is so hyped about Sheeraz. Just cause he beat Berlanga don’t mean he ready for Canelo. Berlanga been overrated for years now and finally got exposed. 😒