By: Sean Crose
The tremendous middleweight division was dwelling to a 12 spherical WBC eliminator between Edgar Berlanga and Hamzah Sheeraz Saturday night time within the New York borough of Queens. Shakur Stevenson was additionally on the cardboard, taking over William Zepeda in a light-weight affair scheduled for 12. The fights had been broadcast dwell on Pay Per View courtesy of DAZN. It wasn’t a Pay Per View worthy occasion to make certain, nevertheless it was a powerful card nonetheless, one which featured wonderful, effectively regarded ring practitioners.
Stevenson was capable of slick his method by the primary in opposition to Zepeda. The second noticed the 2 males throw down, with Zepeda firing aggressively and Stevenson counterpunching successfully. Zepeda remained successfully aggressive within the third, and even landed in opposition to the usually slippery Stevenson. The fourth was a grinding affair for each males. Certainly it was onerous to inform who finally bought the higher of who. As for the fifth – it was a firefight – one thing Stevenson critics don’t regularly see. Stevenson fired effectively within the sixth, displaying that a couple of landed punched wouldn’t cease him.
Zepeda fought effectively within the seventh, although he won’t have fought effectively sufficient to take the spherical from the quick, correct Stevenson. The eighth was shut nevertheless it was now Stevenson’s struggle after a couple of weak moments earlier within the bout. By the ninth it was clear that Stevenson’s sharp punches had been pushing the struggle in his route. He was additionally the extra correct puncher within the tenth. The penultimate spherical noticed Zepeda letting his fingers fly. Stevenson, nevertheless, seemed to easily be the extra expert fighter. The twelfth showcased Stevenson’s superior pictures, as they as soon as once more informed the story. Suffice to say, Stevenson left the ting victorious after being awarded a unanimous resolution win from the judges.
It was time for the principle occasion because the 23-1 Berlanga slipped in between the ropes to sq. off in opposition to the 21-0-1 Sheeraz. The opening spherical was shut, although Berlanga could have edged it. Issues remained shut within the second. Sheeraz tried to show up the strain within the third. Issues took a pointy flip within the fourth, as Sheeraz dropped Berlanga not as soon as however twice. To his credit score Berlanga was capable of survive the spherical. It didn’t matter, although. Sheeraz put Berlanga down and out within the fifth, because the referee stepped in and stopped the struggle with out having to rely.
