HAMZAH SHEERAZ silenced American mouthpiece Edgar Berlanga with a fifth-round stoppage on his Stateside debut.

Sheeraz came into the bout of the back of a controversial draw against WBC middleweight champion

Boxer Berlanga down in the ring during a match against Sheeraz.Hamzah Sheeraz knocked out Edgar BerlangaBoxer lying on the ropes during a boxing match.Berlanga hit the deck three times

And welcoming him up to super-middleweight Berlanga – once a man who

But more recently, he was dominated over 12 rounds by Mexican superstar .

Sheeraz went one further by stopping Sheeraz one round after his two knockdowns in the fourth.

He is now mandatory for the WBO 168lb title and said: “Canelo is a boxing hero of mine.

“For my name to be mentioned in the same sentence is a great achievement.

“If it does happen I’ll stand in the middle and have it out with him.

“Massive thank you to Andy Lee.

“Them first few rounds I was losing but we had a plan. I told him to trust me and he did, so thank you.

“I swear to you, whoever was in the ring with me today there was no stopping me.”;

Sheeraz, 26, first floored Berlanga, 28, with a left hook after a combination of punches.

The American – with Puerto Rican heritage – made it to his feet but was dropped once more this time a right hand doing the damage.

Brave Berlanga made it out of the round but after a right hand dropped him again the referee waved off the bout.

Sheeraz moves to 22 wins and one draw and must await the next move of Canelo –

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