Initiator Eddie Hearn says Edgar Berlanga “Looks rough” and “Flat” He lost the fifth round of knockout to Hamzah Sheeraz in the WBC Super Middleweight Championship knockout at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens last Saturday night.
What’s wrong with Berlanga?
Hearn speculated that his former fighter Berlanga (23-2, 18 KO) began to believe in his “role”, and he created what he created after earning several big paychecks. He felt he was not in his main event to fight Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOS).
“No, our running is great. Wish him all the best,” Hearn said IFL TV Regarding whether he wants to work with Berlanga again. “Now, he needs to take a break and reset his mind to decide how he wants to come back.”
Hearn doesn’t want to sign Belanga again, which is understandable, and there may be two reasons:
- Re-signing a Berlanga will be expensive
- The way he left the matchroom: Despite Hearn lining Edgar had a big fight with Canelo Alvarez and gave him three creams – Pav opponents, he still chose to leave the contract instead of leaving when he re-signed.
- It takes a long time to rebuild: If Hearn brings Berlanga back, he will need to slowly rebuild in three to four games before returning him to the world level. In those battles he would hardly bring any value to the game room, who can say he wouldn’t leave after the reconstruction is finished? In other words, there is no loyalty.
- Lack of talent: Berlanga’s loss to Sheeraz shows that he lacks the skills to beat the department’s super middleweight magnitude. What Hamzah did would certainly be repeated by the other top 10 fighters at 168.
“Sometimes, you can start to believe in this character: the entourage and all this stuff. Sometimes you can take your attention away from the ball,” said Hearn, what went wrong with Berlanga losing to Sheeraz.
Berlanga lost control after defeating tone rival Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in the first round knockout, and Hearn matched him with last March’s match.
Why Berlanga looks “short and chunky”
In addition, Edgar received $10 million Good days for the battle of Canelo Alvarez and Sheeraz battle. Berlanga may have been enjoying millions of enjoyment, and his new fame went too far into the battle of Sheeraz.
“I think Edgar looks flat tonight. I think he looks chunky, but you have to praise Hamza. He’s incredible. He’s such a composition. He spent a lot of time. He threw him down with a poke,” Hearn said. “He exchanged in the right place and started pushing him back. He started putting pressure on him when he pushed him back. He made Edgar’s mistake.”
Sheeraz caught Berlanga in close quarters in the fourth round. When he saw how easy it was to hit him, Sheeraz opened it with an explosive four-fist combination, placing Edgar hard on the canvas. He did not defend himself while fighting Hamzah.
“It’s a brutal knockout. The referee should stop fighting after the second knockout (fourth place),” Hearn said, Berlanga was seriously injured after being hit twice in the fourth round.
The referee chose not to stop the fight, as Berlanga seemed eager to continue. He was angry with himself with frustration and hoped not to make the same mistake and knocked his gloves together. The round is over before the action resumes.
They should never let him leave the stool, and luckily he wasn’t seriously injured. He is too brave for his own interests. You saw it when you saw him fall. He was knocking on his gloves.
“I’m disappointed with Edgar, but I’m very happy with Hamzah. I think that’s the case.” Hearn said when asked if Sheeraz could fight the winner of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford battle. “That was a bad knockout round (for Belanga).
Turki Alalshikh said last night that Hamzah will fight Canelo in 2026. It is unclear whether Sheeraz won against Canelo in the battle on September 13 and would fight Crawford.
If Turki loses to Crawford, it would be a waste of time to fight Sheeraz against Alvarez. With Terence, he might refuse to fight Sheeraz and would rather rematch with Canelo. He would hope for a second payday against the Mexican Star.
Last updated on July 13, 20125
