Natural wonder: Cain Sandoval impresses with another stoppage
Cain Sandoval and Umar Dzambekov both turned in eye-catching performances as promoter Tom Loeffler seeks to move his 360 Promotions fighters to Zuffa Boxing.
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Edgar Berlanga Suspended Six Months, Fined $10,000 By NYSAC For Biting Incident
Edgar Berlanga will lose a piece of his paycheck and a possible place on a prominent year-end card thanks to his recent in-ring misconduct. The New York State Athletic Commission officially levied a six-month suspension and $10,000 fine on the unbeaten Nuyorican super middleweight, the ruling on Friday confirming a previous report from BoxingScene.com. The punishment stems from Berlanga’s actions in a June 11 ESPN-televised win over Roamer Alexis Angulo, when the Brooklyn native attempted to bite the former title challenger in the seventh round of their main event at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City.
Edgar Berlanga Faces Fine, Suspension For Attempted Bite In Win Over Alexis Angulo
The New York State Athletic Commission is prepared to take a bite out of Edgar Berlanga’s paycheck and career. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a fine and suspension awaits the unbeaten super middleweight prospect due to his in-ring conduct in his most recent bout. Berlanga outpointed Roamer Alexis Angulo over ten rounds this past Saturday at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City, but not before attempting to bite the former title challenger in the seventh round of their ESPN-televised main event.
Angulo Was Shocked Referee Ignored Complaint Over Berlanga's Biting
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.
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Berlanga-Angulo Main Event Drew Average Audience Of 504,000 On ESPN
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.
Berlanga: It Was A Landslide; Angulo Couldn't Mess With Me; Skills Too Up There
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.
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Berlanga Apologizes For Attempting To Bite Angulo, Mentioning Mike Tyson
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.
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Berlanga: Angulo Kept Throwing Elbows, I Was About To Do a Mike Tyson on Him
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).
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Edgar Berlanga Tested in Unanimous Decision Win Over Alexis Angulo
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).
Berlanga: Last Few Fights Everybody Been Talking; Time To Really Show What I’m About
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.