Ring III: Sheeraz and Shakur Kings of Queens

What happens when turning a tennis stadium to Queens into a boxing place to show some of the best boxing? I decided to find out for myself and see the action on the Ring III card of the Louis Armstrong Stadium.

(Credit: Golden Boy Promotions)

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Edgar Berlanga (23-2, 18 ko) began his career with sixteen consecutive knockouts in the first round. The Brooklyn Native lost a wide unanimous decision to Canelo Alvarez in September 2024, but had won a title deletion struggle and a header place on Ring III Card. Berlanga had the people of Queens, New York, behind, especially when Fat Joe and Remy Ma acted live during the Ring Ring Ring.

Unfortunately, Berlanga could not do Rockaway, or lean on Hamzah Sheeraz (23-0-1, 18 ko). Sheeraz hit Berlanga twice at the end of the fourth round before the end of seventeen seconds in the fifth round. Berlanga did a good job in the first round, but once Sheeraz had the feeling of Berlanga, it was a class above the native New Yorker.

Hamzah Sheeraz, of British and Pakistani offspring, seemed like a future star in sports. Sheeraz effectively used his length and ability to cause Berlanga to regret all the garbage talk and $ 100,000 commitment he started with Sheeraz at the helm.

The combat was Sheeraz’s first struggle in Super Middleweight, after a disappointing performance against WBC’s middle weight champion, Carlos Adames, in which many heraz felt fortunate enough to flee with a draw.

In addition to changing the weight classes, Sheeraz changed coaches to Andy Lee, moving his Los Angeles training field to Dublin, who immediately paid dividends. “Normally, when you go to new coaches, some things feel forced, certain conversations feel forced. (Lee is) a very, safe and safe man because, you know what he has done, he has been there and he has done so.”

After the fifth round of Sheeraz’s victory, Andy Lee said, “I am very proud of him and we have only scratched the surface of what he can do.” What could be in Hamzah Sheeraz is a struggle with Canelo Alvarez.

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Shakur Stevenson (24-0, 11 ko) vs. William Zepeda (33-1, 27 ko) for Stevenson’s light title of WBC was the other co-main event of Ring III Card. The combat was a confrontation of contrasting styles, with the volume of Zepeda that punched with the defensive witches of Stevenson. Some could characterize fighting like boxer vs. Puncher, while others may use the Bull VS Matador phrase, or, as Turki Alraliki has recently described, Tom vs. Jerry. This description alludes to the classic drawing in which Tom, the cat, constantly chases Jerry, the mouse. Alshiki recently said he wanted to see “less Tom & Jerry’s struggles.”

Stevenson was not pleased to be labeled as a runner, saying at the head of the fight: “If you call me Jerry, then I am doing one thing **. This is what I come here, so Tom & Jerry, Jerry is that Tom is a ** for sure.”

As he descended to the Louis Armstrong stadium ring on Saturday night, a Stevenson trust was wearing a Tom and Jerry hat with Terence Crawford next to him and many 50 percent men through the bread system.

From the opening bell, William Zepeda continued to advance and punch. But Stevenson was able to evade or block most of the punches that were thrown before disembaring a hook on the right or a crunchy combination through the Zepeda guard. Each time Zepeda landed a clean shot in Stevenson, his followers applauded. While Zepeda won a great shot at a Stevenson out of balance towards the end of the third round, there was less and less Zepeda fans were enthusiastic as the fight continued. Stevenson became more comfortable attractive and walking on foot with Zepeda for sections.

Zepeda, according to his credit, continued to push Stevenson and trying to go through the SouthPaw defensive guard. But after twelve rounds, Stevenson had successfully defended his title again, winning 118-110 in two command cards and 119-109 on the other.

This performance should silence many critics of the young world champion of three divisions. Stevenson is the last in a line of first defense fighters who win almost all rounds of all their fights, but they receive criticism for not being entertained enough. Floyd Mayweather, Terence Crawford and Andre Ward, Stevenson’s mentor, were all stuck with this tag sometimes. Although his style may not adapt to all boxing fans, the state of Stevenson as the unbeaten champion and the highest boxer of the sport is becoming indisputable.

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Beyond the CO-MAIN events, Subriel Matias (23-2, 22 ko) defeated Alberto Puello (24-1, 10 ko) by a majority decision to win the super light Title of the WBC. A judge had the combat tied 114-114, while the other two judges gave Matias the edge, 115-113. When Matias was declared a new champion, the contingent Porto -Rican of the crowd exploded in retirement.

The decision could have gone in any way, but Matias pressed the action and caused Puello to fight the posterior foot for most of the combat. Matias spent much of the struggle walking uphill, while Matias showed the pressure and punch he had won by him in all his career victories. But as the struggle continued, Puello could lead to the pressure of Matias and began to land some firing and frustrating Matias. Although Puello won the last two rounds at the three cards, he could not overcome the work that Matias did soon.

Following his victory, Subriel Matias was received at the Ring by Dalton Smith (18-0, 13 KO), revealed that he was Matias’ first challenge in his recently won title. This combat will take place in four months on the ring card IV in Riad, Saudi Arabia. Mike Coppinger reported that Matias-Smith’s winner will face Puello.

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In what could have been the best struggle of the night, David Morrell (12-1, 9 ko) won a ten-round victory over Imam Khataev (10-1, 9 ko) in a light competition. Morrell, fighting for the first time since he lost to David Benavidez, was demolished in the fifth round, but he composed enough to win the final rounds and win a victory.

But it was not an easy victory for Morrell. Khataev was hit by Khataev, the 2020 Russian Olympic Bronze Medalist, who seemed to be the best fighter in the first three rounds. In the fourth and fifth round, Morrell began to turn around and seemed to turn the tide until Khataev struck Morrell with a right hand near the end of the round.

In the face of two consecutive losses, Morrell excavated deeply and won the divided decision on Khataev.

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The opening combat saw that Tsutsumi’s first rhythm moved to 2-0 as a professional in defeating Michael Ruiz (2-8-1) by Toms River, New Jersey. Tsutsumi fell three times to Ruiz, reaching the 28 -second shutdown in the second round, and finally avenged the loss of the 1998 Little League World League series in Toms River, New Jersey.

Tsutsumi’s professional debut was a victory on Ring Magazine’s Card in Times Square in May. Reito Tsutsumi is a ring ambassador, which means he is the brand’s ambassador of Ring Magazine. Tsutsumi showed a combination of speed and power that made it easier to see why Ring Magazine would support him.

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Ring III was a fantastic fight card. The enclosure was impressive, as high stands gave all attendees an excellent vision of the procedure. The crowd was in action and was treated for some great fights. It was all that boxing fans could have waited for Queens for a day.