Overview

• On July 12, Hamzah Sheeraz moved up to super middleweight and delivered a fifth-round technical knockout over Edgar Berlanga at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York.
• The undefeated Briton’s decisive win automatically made him the World Boxing Council’s mandatory challenger to Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez’s super middleweight title.
• Edgar Berlanga suffered the first stoppage loss of his 23-2 career and now faces a critical rebuilding phase following his September defeat to Álvarez.
• The event was offered exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view with no television broadcast in Mexico, underscoring shifting distribution models in boxing.
• Reported purses of $1 million to $1.5 million for Berlanga and about $800,000 for Sheeraz highlight the bout’s significant commercial impact.