Sheeraz demolishes Berlanga in five rounds

The Louis Armstrong Stadium successful Queens hosted an evening that gave galore anticipation for a caller procreation of large boxers. The main combat was betwixt Hamzah Sheeraz and Edgar Berlanga, 2 fighters who, adjacent earlier entering the ring, had large nationalist interest. The young 26-year-old Brit had a gully against Carlos Adames, and this was his accidental to beryllium that this effect was not his best.

Berlanga, connected the different hand, a acquainted sanction to fans, has experienced lone 1 decision truthful acold – that of Canelo Alvarez. It was a existent trial for Sheeraz, who said earlier the lucifer that helium was coming to America to marque an impression. And helium near it - and much than galore expected.

Already successful the 4th round, Edgar ended up connected the level twice, and successful the fifth, aft different knockdown, referee David Fields had to halt the match. Sheeraz frankincense showed that helium is simply a superior contender successful the ace middleweight division, and Canelo's combat against Crawford, scheduled for September, could unfastened the doorway for him to the title.

Shakur silences critics successful style

On the aforesaid evening, different acquainted look earned applause. 28-year-old American Shakur Stevenson defended his WBC lightweight rubric against undefeated William Zepeda. Shakur has often been criticized for his benignant – a batch of movement, region power and avoiding unfastened exchanges. But this clip – helium was wholly different.

– I came present to beryllium thing to everyone. It's not the variation I wanted, but I wanted to marque a beardown content and I tried to fight. I took much harm than usual, but I proved that I person a warring tone successful maine and that I americium not immoderate benignant of "poodle". I americium a pugnacious guy, I fought and I person that "fighting dog" successful me. I conscionable fought 1 of the toughest guys successful the lightweight division. I privation galore radical would get successful the ringing with him and recognize however pugnacious the feline is. I did it, and helium pushed maine to an adjacent higher level. – helium said aft the match.

The statistic amusement it each – the American landed 295 punches, with a occurrence complaint of 52.2 percent, portion Zepeda had 272 hits retired of 979 punches thrown. The lucifer ended with a unanimous determination by the judges – 119-109 and doubly 118-110.

Fans divided their opinions successful the comments:

– "How situation Shakur basal successful beforehand of Zepeda and decision him with his game. He should person tally distant from him."

– "Shakur silenced a batch of guys tonight."

– "It's brainsick that Shakur willingly stood successful beforehand of that feline and took punches. He could person moved astir the full lucifer and taken him isolated successful segments. He should ne'er bash thing similar this and should spell backmost to his classical approach."
– "I'll conscionable accidental that Shakur stood successful beforehand of a feline who was 33-0 with 27 knockouts and traded punches with him each night. You person to springiness him respect."

This triumph whitethorn not person been the smartest successful presumption of tactics, but it was successful presumption of message. Stevenson proved that helium tin container nevertheless helium wants - and that helium is simply a existent champion.