For Edgar Berlanga and Hamzah Sheeraz, a bid for a second world title shot goes through each other.

Berlanga and Sheeraz will clash in a WBC super middleweight title eliminator in the main event of “Ring III” on Saturday at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York, on DAZN PPV. The winner will become the No. 1 contender to undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez’s WBC title. Alvarez has already defeated Berlanga, 28, by unanimous decision, while His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has already made it known that Sheeraz is on the short list of possible opponents for the Mexican legend if he wins on Saturday.

Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) enters the contest coming off a first-round knockout of an overmatched Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz. Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs) fought to a split draw against WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames in his last outing, though many believed the champion did more than enough to earn the victory. Sheeraz, 26, had won 15 straight fights by knockout before facing Adames.

There’s plenty at stake for both fighters as they seek the biggest win of their career. For Sheeraz, a win could land him a shot at boxing’s biggest star, while another huge fight will be on the horizon for Berlanga if he gets his hand raised.

Here are the keys to victory for both:

The level of danger Berlanga or Sheeraz will face largely depends on who is on the front foot.

If Berlanga can’t press the action or is being backed up by Sheeraz, it’ll be difficult for him to find a rhythm or sustain any success. When Sheeraz is pushing forward or standing his ground, his jab and straight right hand can make it difficult for anyone to close the gap.

But if Sheeraz is put on his back foot and forced to give ground, it’s a completely different fight. Austin “Ammo” Williams and Adames did their best work when they were pressuring Sheeraz.

Berlanga needs to set the tone early, being naturally bigger and stronger, by being the aggressor and pressuring Sheeraz, keeping him along the ropes. Not only will that give him his best chance to do damage, it’ll also mitigate the danger Sheeraz presents.

Some of the biggest shots Williams and Adames landed on Sheeraz came after they dropped their level or feinted to the body, then went upstairs. Williams hurt Sheeraz twice early after feinting to the body then connecting with a left hand to the chin.

If Berlanga can attack the body early, it’ll become much easier to draw a reaction out of Sheeraz when he feints downstairs. In general, it’d be wise for Berlanga to invest downstairs to try and slow down Sheeraz, but in this case it can also serve as a set-up to land a big shot.

And if Sheeraz gets caught with his hands down from thinking Berlanga is going to the body, that’ll present the opening he needs to land a fight-altering or -ending shot.

If Berlanga can find his way inside Sheeraz’s range, odds are the 6-foot-3 Brit will shell up and use his guard to defend rather than moving his head.

That can work in Berlanga’s favor, though. If Berlanga is throwing in combinations, specifically leading with uppercuts, he can split Sheeraz’s guard, which can open him up for more power shots. Uppercuts from Berlanga could leave openings for hooks around Sheeraz’s guard and to the body.

Shelling up will only work for so long against a barrage of punches. And with Berlanga being the naturally stronger fighter, he could do some serious damage if he gets on the inside and splits Sheeraz’s guard with uppercuts and follow that up with combinations.

Sheeraz’s ability to keep Berlanga at the end of his jab and straight right hand will likely make or break the fight.

When Sheeraz is on, it’s likely as a result of him having his jab and straight right hand going and pushing his opponent back. That’s how he took control of the fight against Williams and when he had his most success against Adames.

Sheeraz needs to assert himself early behind the jab and build everything off of that. From there, he can push Berlanga back and build his attack off of the jab and straight right hand from the outside. It’d also help Sheeraz time Berlanga on the way in with uppercuts or follow him when he pulls straight back out of range with his straight right hand.

Establishing his best weapons will also help Sheeraz see everything coming as Berlanga tries to close the gap. Everything Sheeraz needs to do to have success revolves around him getting the jab and straight right hand going early and often. If he can, his path toward the best win of his career becomes much clearer.

Berlanga’s record says it all.

Of his 18 knockouts, 17 have come in the first round, the latest of which was against Gonzalez-Ortiz. Berlanga also hasn’t been bashful about his intentions to add Sheeraz to that list.

Berlanga will likely come out of the gates firing, and Sheeraz will have to survive an early onslaught if the former tries to live up to his promise. Sheeraz can combat that by either slowing down the pace of the fight out of the gate or by trying to go after Berlanga himself to thwart his attack.

Regardless, there could be shaky moments early, and Sheeraz will have to be on point defensively from the opening bell. But if he can withstand the early barrage without taking too much damage, Sheeraz could be in a position to take over late.

In a pure boxing match, Sheeraz has the tools to get the job done.

But if it’s a back-and-forth affair where Sheeraz and Berlanga are trading leather, that’s the kind of fight that’d favor the latter. In each of Berlanga’s last two wins, stoppage victories over Padraig McCrory and Gonzalez-Ortiz, he got the better of both when they traded left hooks turning the tide of the fight in his favor.

Sheeraz has to keep the fight clean and can’t let things get chaotic. If he does, his skills and reach advantage could be enough to be the difference-maker.