Two schools, two styles, two continents. That is how the fight between Puerto Rican Edgar Berlanga and Briton Hamzah Sheeraz can be summed up. Both are coming off tough, close fights. The former wants to redeem himself from the defeat against Canelo Alvarez, the latter is not assimilating his draw against Adames
Sheeraz left behind the destructive days of middleweight. And now at 168 pounds, as a super middleweight this is his new task: Berlanga, who had previously already expressed his interest in facing the Briton.
It’s one of those fights… I don’t want to talk too much. If that’s the fight that Berlanga’s team wants, then send me the contract
commented Hamzah Sheeraz to The Ring.
How much money will Edgar Berlanga and Hamzah Sheeraz earn in their next fight?
- There are no figures provided, but there is speculation. Some say that in the fight against Canelo Alvarez, Edgar Berlanga took home a total of around ten million dollars in sponsorship, pay-per-view and other income
The famous boxing chronicler Dan Rafael on X, regarding the Puerto Rican’s purse against Canelo, wrote Rafael on X.
Say what you will about #CaneloBerlanga, but Berlanga’s manager, Keith Connolly, got him the prize. The package on his side, which includes Matchroom, is likely to cost eight figures
- But this claim does not seem reasonable. According to The Ring magazine, the Puerto Rican pocketed $800,000 for the fight with Padraig McCrory in February this year and eight months earlier had collected between $500,000 and $700,000 against Roamer Alexis Angulo.
- Hamzah Sheeraz is expected to do less than the Puerto Rican. It will be his first fight on American soil and he has yet to fight a big one to demand much
- The Briton (21-0-1, 17 KOs) has a new head trainer in the form of Irishman Andy Lee, who is respected by everyone in the boxing world
- He is currently recovering from a broken hand, suffered during that controversial fight with Adames, on the “Last Crescendo” card in Riyadh.
Where to watch Edgar Berlanga vs Hamzah Sheeraz?
- The card, which will be broadcast on DAZN, will be the showcase to measure the commercial impact that Sheeraz will have in the United States.
- Edgar Berlanga, once considered a new hope for Puerto Rican boxing, knows he has everything to gain. He wants the rematch with Canelo.
- Although there is no world championship at stake, the intangibles of each fighter matter more than anything else. He knows that.
- “We’re in an era of boxing where the best fight the best and everything is at stake. So let’s go. I’ve already proven that I’m willing to face anyone,” he told The Ring.
- The purse to be shared is important in so far as they are professionals and do not get into the ring for free, but both know that they are playing for much more than a few million.
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