NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga was taken the distance in a third straight fight Saturday night, but the super middleweight managed to remain unbeaten. Brooklyn’s Berlanga did enough to defeat a skillful, tough Steve Rolls by unanimous decision in their 10-round main event. Judges Tom Carusone (97-93) and Mark Consentino (97-93) scored seven rounds apiece
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Posted on 03/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode Edgar Berlanga was far from pleased with his previous performance in the ring. For the first time in his young career, not only did Berlanga fail to drop his opponent but he also crashed face-first to the canvas. With the 24-year-old forced to undergo subsequent surgery to repair a
1:57 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga steadily created buzz during the first 16 fights of his career, all of which ended via first-round knockout victory. Following Saturday’s win over Steve Rolls before a sold-out crowd at New York’s Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden — Berlanga’s third consecutive decision win — much of the
Sunny Edwards retained his IBF flyweight title in a scrappy main event with Muhammad Waseem today in Dubai, securing victory by way of unanimous decision. The judges had the fight 115-111, 115-111, and 116-110, while we had it wider on our unofficial card at 117-109, but with a couple more rounds in the fight you
Feature • Issue • Premium Al Bello/Getty Images Vergil Ortiz was meant to be fighting on Saturday. Having to pull out with illness has derailed him temporarily, but he’ll be back on a road to the top. He spoke to Thomas Gerbasi THE riffs are heavy, fast and accurate, almost resembling the punch output of
NEW YORK – Steve Rolls realizes that much of the boxing public’s perception is that he has been brought to “The Mecca of Boxing” to enable Edgar Berlanga to regain some momentum Saturday night. Rolls just doesn’t understand why that seems to be the prevailing feeling among boxing fans and media. The Toronto native still
Posted on 03/19/2022 By: Sean Crose “That’s one of my idols,” Ryan Garcia says of Manny Pacquiao in a recent FightHub video. “I really look up to Pacquiao.” Although Garcia is well known as being showy, if not outright flashy – and Pacquiao was neither of those things during his ring career – it’s clear
Unbeaten super lightweight contender Richardson Hitchins (13-0, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Malik Hawkins (18-2, 11 KOs) after eight rounds. The judges’ scores were 100-90, 97-93 and 96-94. “My strategy was to box him and make it easy,” said Hitchins. “I knew he was strong, but I hurt him in the fight. I
David Avanesyan is ready to take the next step in his journey and fight for world titles against the best fighters on the planet. But first, he faces Oskari Metz in another defence of his European belt. Watch Avanesyan v Metz on BT Sport 3 HD from 7pm. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube
Feature • Issue • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Michael McKinson was meant to be fighting Vergil Ortiz in Los Angeles tonight. He gets a short notice opponent instead. So often an underdog before in his career, McKinson’s story shows he’s never been out of his depth. Matt Bozeat spoke to him and his team FOR
Zach Parker and Demetrius Andrade have the date and venue for their interim WBO super middleweight title bout, as the two will meet on Saturday, May 21, at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England. Parker (22-0, 16 KO) will have home turf for the fight, but will likely be seen by most as the underdog
As long as Canelo Alvarez is still fighting, Jermall Charlo apparently has no intention of getting involved in a match-up that could potentially jeopardize his shot at boxing’s cash cow. The WBC middleweight titlist from Houston did not exactly offer the most encouraging of words regarding an oft-proposed, fan-friendly fight with David Benavidez, the 168-pound
Posted on 03/16/2022 By: Sean Crose An article appearing in Forbes on Tuesday presented the stunning results of a recent Harris Poll, which indicates “boxing’s popularity is surging in the United States.” And here we were thinking the sweet science was dead. “For a sport long-deemed a relic from yesteryear,” the article continues, “boxing is
Sunny Edwards defends his flyweight title against Muhammad Waseem in today’s Probellum main event from Dubai, with Regis Prograis taking on Tyrone McKenna in a junior welterweight eliminator in the co-feature, plus more. The fights will start at 12:45 pm ET, and we’ll be here. For those in the U.S., Fubo Sports Network will be
Veteran former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is hoping to give his career a big boost by toppling Mexican slugger Isaac Cruz in a lightweight showdown. Their fight will be part of the Showtime PPV undercard that supports the welterweight unification between Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas. The 23-year-old Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) will
Posted on 03/17/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mike Tyson is a staunch and sincere believer in the best fighting the best. During both the heart of his prime and when he was clearly on the back nine, Tyson took on all comers including Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Michael Spinks. Although the former undisputed heavyweight titlist
News Dan Azeez is out for revenge when he boxes an old rival, Matthew Tinker next, writes John Dennen DAN AZEEZ will begin his multi-fight deal with Sky Sports on Saturday (March 26) at Wembley Arena against an old rival. Matthew Tinker beat Azeez when they were amateurs. Now the British light-heavyweight champion, Azeez wants
Erickson Lubin became a title contender at a young age in boxing, and while his first shot at a world title didn’t pan out the way he would’ve hoped, he’s since bounced back to firmly re-establish himself as a worthy title challenger. For his next outing Lubin is now scheduled to take on the freakishly