BoxingScene.com has been advised that power punching super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga (21-0) has retained the services of strength and conditioning coach Angel “Memo” Heredia.
On November 25th, former champions David “El Monstruo” Benavidez (27-0) and Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (32-0) will battle in one of the more intriguing fights left on the 2023 boxing calendar.
Yordenis Ugas versus Mario Barrios is one of several intriguing fights on the Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo undercard. The two former champions will square off in a welterweight showdown with the WBC interim title on the line.
Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez (28-2) picked up another big win on May 27th when he knocked out Michael Conlan (18-2) at the Odyssey Arena in his hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the victory, Lopez retained his IBF featherweight title.
John Riel Casimero cannot see 2021 end soon enough. The three-division and (for now) reigning WBO bantamweight titlist has been forced to withdraw from his mandatory defense versus Paul Butler due to late-surfacing medical reason. Casimero reportedly suffered from gastritis, which left him unable to attend the official pre-fight weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s show at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
August 14th is the date that WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero (30-4) and WBA world bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux will collide. The fight will headline a Showtime Championship Boxing telecast.
Yordenis Ugas (26-4) recently arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to begin camp for his return to the ring that is tentatively slated for July. The WBA "super" welterweight champ last fought in September when he defeated Abel Ramos via split decision.
On December 12th, Felix Verdejo (27-2) and Masayoshi Nakatani (18-1) engaged in a fantastic battle inside of the "The Bubble" at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The fight served as the ESPN co-feature underneath the Shakur Stevenson-Toka Khan Clary main event.
WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero (29-4) will finally step in the ring on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut when he faces unbeaten challenger Duke Micah (24-0). The fight will be his first of the year and is part of Showtime's dual pay-per-view event that features Jermall Charlo against Sergey Derevyanchenko and Jermell Charlo versus Jeison Rosario.
