Edgar Berlanga: record, next fight and profile →
Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga has received a mountain of criticism in the aftermath of his ten round decision win over Alexis Angulo. The contest took place last Saturday night at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Thanks to a strong lead-in, more viewers watched the co-feature of ESPN’s boxing broadcast Saturday night than its main event. Nielsen Media Research released numbers Tuesday that showed an average of 632,000 watched unbeaten Puerto Rican prospect Henry Lebron’s unanimous-decision defeat of Luis Lebron in an eight-round junior lightweight fight that opened ESPN’s telecast just after 11 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York. An average of 784,000 watched the beginning of this boxing telecast, but that appears to be due in large part to ESPN’s previous program.
Former world title challenger Jesse Hart (28-3) has been mentioned as a potential opponent for Edgar Berlanga (20-0) before each of the New York based super middleweight’s last two fights.
NEW YORK – Jesse Hart has been mentioned as a potential opponent for Edgar Berlanga before each of the undefeated super middleweight’s last two fights.
NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga wasn’t the least bit surprised when the official scores of his fight against Alexis Angulo were read early Sunday morning.
By Sunday afternoon, Edgar Berlanga clearly realized that his attempt to bite Alexis Angulo in their fight the previous night was a more serious infraction than he seemed to recognize in its immediate aftermath.
Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City - In a super middleweight contest, Edgar Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) had to go through some tough moments to win a ten round unanimous decision over Alexis Angulo (27-3, 23 KOs).
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga went the distance again Saturday night. Unlike his unanimous-decision victory over Steve Rolls nearly three months ago, though, this time the popular Puerto Rican super middleweight went 10 hard rounds against a dangerous puncher that kept him honest right up until the final bell sounded in the main event of a nine-fight card at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. The scorecards read as if their fight wasn’t competitive, as judges Ken Ezzo (99-91) and Don Trella (99-91) gave Berlanga nine rounds apiece and Bernard Bruni credited the unbeaten Brooklyn native for winning eight rounds (98-92).
NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga has drawn plenty of motivation from criticism of his past three performances. The first 16 fights of Berlanga’s professional career resulted in first-round knockouts, which generated a lot of buzz for the strong super middleweight prospect. Now that he has gone the distance in three consecutive contests, the unbeaten Brooklyn native wants to silence skeptics who’ve questioned his prowess with an impressive performance Saturday night against Colombian contender Alexis Angulo.
NEW YORK – Steve Rolls’ reluctance to engage frustrated Edgar Berlanga during his last fight. Brooklyn’s Berlanga beat Rolls unanimously in their 10-rounder March 19, but his unexceptional performance drew criticism. The undefeated super middleweight will face a more dangerous opponent in his return to Madison Square Gardens’ Hulu Theater on Saturday night, yet just the type of foe Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs) expects to help him deliver entertainment to the prideful Puerto Rican fans that figure to pack that venue again on the eve of the 65th annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.