Edgar Berlanga is back in action in July against Hamzah Sheeraz. (Rich Schultz / Getty images)
(Rich Schultz via Getty Images)
Another full -action boxing is to make your way in the summer calendar.
Ring magazine, belonging to Turki Alshikh, announced Thursday evening that Shakur Stevenson should defend his WBC light weight title against his compulsory challenger William Zepeda on a box of Ring magazine on July 12 in a place that will be decided in New York.
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Now Ring Magazine has revealed three other fights for its July 12 card.
In the co-functionality of the night, British Hamzah Sheeraz will head towards the super average weight to face the Nuyorican Edgar Berlanga.
Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 kos) was Happy to receive a draw in his first challenge of the world title Against the average WBC weight champion, Carlos Adames in February. Standing 6 inches, Sheeraz was a giant in the weight category of 160 pounds and now takes the plunge at 168 pounds.
Berlanga (23-1, 18 KB) also failed in his sole title challenge. “The Chosen One” got up from the ground to extend Saul “Canelo” Alvarez the distance of 12 laps for the title Unified Super Middleweight last September. Berlanga rebounded with a TKO victory in the first round on Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in the final fight of his promotional agreement with the ignition boxing of Eddie Hearn.
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Also in the July 12 show, Alberto Puello should defend his WBC Super Lightweight WBC title against the former IBF champion, subriel Matias.
Puello (24-0, 10 KB) won the temporary WBC title with a sign of a decision shared against Gary Antuanne Russell last June. The Dominican was gone to the complete WBC champion shortly after and made the first defense of his belt in March, winning a controversial decision on Sandor Martin.
Matias (22-2, 22 ko) became the IBF champion with a fifth round victory against Jeremiias Ponce in February 2023. The Porto Rican managed only one defense of his belt before losing a divided decision against Liam Paro in the Matias fight. Matias has won two arrest victories since his defeat against Paro and is now heading for another world title fight.
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To complete the card, David Morrell meets Imam Khataev in a light confrontation of heavy goods vehicles.
Morrell (11-1, 9 KB), former WBA champion (regular) with two division, underwent the first loss of his career in a thriller against David Benavidez earlier this year.
Khataev (10-0, 9 KB), an Olympic bronze medalist in 2020, emerged hands raised after a slugfest of 10 laps with Durval Elias Palacio under the George Kambosos-Vs.-Jake Wylie Undercard. It will be a big step for Khataev against Morrell, but a victory could place him firmly in the mixture to challenge a light heavyweight championship.
The Event's Headliner, Stevenson (23-0, 11 Kos), a Three-Division World Champion, Won the WBC Lightweight Title with a decision Win in a Forgettable Fight with Edwin de los Santos in November 2023. The American Southpaw has been mean term- Decision Win Over Artem Harutyunyan This Past July, as well as a Josh Padley's ninth round in February.
Zepeda (33-0, 27 ko) looked like an indestructible force until he came up against Tevin Farmer on the Gilberto Ramirez-Vs.-Christ Billam-Smith Undercard last November. Zepeda recovered a knockdown to win a controversial fractionation decision against Farmer that night. Zepeda and farmer were grouped in March, with Zepeda, fighting again – this time by majority decision.
