He hopes that path leads him to a rematch with Hamzah Sheeraz.

On the latest episode of “Inside The Ring,” which premiered Monday on DAZN, Berlanga mapped out his next steps, saying he has his sights set on WBA super middleweight champion Armando Resendiz versus Jaime Munguia on May 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After potentially facing the winner, Berlanga wants a second bout against Sheeraz, who will fight for the vacant WBO super middleweight belt against Alem Begic in the co-main event before Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven headline The Ring’s “Glory in Giza” card May 23 in Egypt (DAZN Ultimate; DAZN Pay-Per-View).

Berlanga also said he’d be open to a potential fight against Chris Eubank Jr. this year, though facing Sheeraz again is his top priority.

“I don’t give a f*** about nothing else but Sheeraz right now,“ Berlanga said. “I know he’s going in a different direction, or he’s trying to capture the WBO [title]. So, you know what I’m going to do? I’m going to capture the WBA [belt], or we get a big fight going on with Chris Eubank Jr. in London. I’m aiming for next year to get that rematch with him. I think it’s going to be one of the biggest fights in boxing.”

England’s Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) knocked out Brooklyn’s Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs) in the fifth round of “The Ring III” main event July 12 in Queens, New York. After a tightly contested first three rounds, Sheeraz dropped Berlanga twice in the fourth and once more in the fifth before referee David Fields stopped the fight.

After suffering his first knockout defeat, Berlanga alleged Sheeraz loaded his hand wraps. Part of Berlanga’s claim was how he was able to go 12 rounds with Canelo Alvarez and was only dropped once.

Berlanga was complimentary of Alvarez’s power, whereas he said getting hit by Sheeraz “felt like an object.”

Alvarez beat Berlanga by unanimous decision in September 2024 to retain his Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO 168-pound championships at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“The impact was different,” Berlanga said of Sheeraz’s power compared to Alvarez’s. “I went 12 rounds with Canelo. Canelo dropped me in the third round, hit me right on my chin and I got up. I’m a guy who can take a punch.

“It’s just how the punch was feeling. It just wasn’t feeling like a normal punch. I know how a punch feels. I’ve been boxing for 23 years. I’ve been in the ring with the best. I’ve sparred heavyweights. I’ve been in there with a lot bigger guys. Sheeraz knows, and he’s easy work. That’s why I really want that rematch.”

Berlanga hopes to first have a return fight in New York this summer before landing a significant fight later this year.