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.

After dropping Berlanga twice late in the fourth. Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) wasted no time pressing the action in round five. A sharp right left combination rocked Berlanga early, forcing him to reach for balance and touch the canvas with his glove an automatic knockdown by boxing rules.

Ring III took place on Saturday night from Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, N.Y., live on DAZN PPV with a double main event as Edgar Berlanga fought Hamzah Sheeraz and the co-feature had Shakur Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) putting the WBC Lightweight championship at stake against William Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs).