One fight after a disappointing performance in a middleweight title shot against Carlos Adames that ended via a heavily disputed draw, Hamzah Sheeraz made a spectacular statement in his 168-pound debut on Saturday.

Hamzah Sheeraz punctuated the first boxing card held on the grounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament by stopping Edgar Berlanga in the fifth round Saturday night.

Hamzah Sheeraz dropped Edgar Berlanga twice before finishing the job with a fifth-round TKO in the main event of Ring Magazine 3 at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Saturday night.