Mike Coppinger brings phrase {that a} co-feature between Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda might be removed from the one attraction set to hit New York Metropolis on July twelfth, as Ring Journal will put forth a remarkably stacked present on DAZN.
The primary occasion pits Edgar Berlanga (23-1, 18 KO) towards Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KO) within the latter’s tremendous middleweight debut. Sheeraz appeared just like the middleweight division’s inheritor obvious earlier than a tepid draw with Carlos Adames in February. When you may chalk a good bit of his struggles as much as a nasty hand damage he suffered within the early going, Frank Warren claims he additionally struggled with the load minimize, prompting the transfer as much as 168. At 6’3” with a 75” attain, he’s definitely received the body for it.
As for Berlanga (23-1, 18 KO), he’s coming off a knockout over the hapless Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz, for which he missed weight. This has the odor of a cash-out combat, sacrificing Berlanga to reignite Sheeraz’s spark.
Undecided why it’s the primary occasion when it’s the least-interesting matchup on the cardboard, however that’s not as unusual as Coppinger’s declare that it’s a WBC title eliminator. Berlanga’s no. 9 of their rankings, and whereas a number of proposed eliminators fell via in latest weeks (Christian Mbilli vs Kevin Lele Sadjo, Mbilli vs Diego Pacheco, Osleys Iglesias vs Sadjo), I don’t see how Sulaiman and co. can justify that.
Although former tremendous light-weight champion Subriel Matias (22-2, 22 KO) earned a shot at Richardson Hitchins earlier this 12 months, he’ll as an alternative problem WBC titlist Alberto Puello (24-0, 10 KO) in an enchanting conflict of kinds. Puello has the motion and long-range offense to present Matias suits, however appears pathologically incapable of successful decisively; three of his final 4 victories have come by way of cut up determination, together with a controversial one over Sandor Martin final month.
Lastly, David Morrell Jr (11-1, 9 KO) fights former Olympian Imam Khataev (10-0, 9 KO) in a really fascinating gentle heavyweight tussle. Each males are in want of a standout efficiency; Morrell discovered himself overpowered by David Benavidez in February and Khataev struggled greater than anticipated in final month’s determination over Durval Elias Palacio.
