6/11 ESPN: Edgar Berlanga vs Roamer Angulo

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On the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, the island nation’s brightest stars are coming to throw down. Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga, the flashy super middleweight knockout artist, will defend his NABO belt in the 10-round main event against two-time world title challenger Alexis Angulo.

In the eight-round junior middleweight co-feature, Xander Zayas, the fistic prodigy from San Juan, steps up in class against Uzbekistan-born veteran Ravshan Hudaynazarov.

Berlanga-Angulo and Zayas-Hudaynazarov will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.

“Boxing events at Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade are always special, and we have sensational young talents in Edgar Berlanga and Xander Zayas topping the bill,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “They are each stepping up in class, and I expect them to perform in a big way in front of a raucous, sold-out arena.”

Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs), at 24 years old, is already one of the biggest ticket-sellers in New York City. In March, a sold-out crowd of 5,158 packed the Hulu Theater for his step-up fight against Steve Rolls, which he won by unanimous decision. Berlanga burst onto the scene with 16 consecutive first-round knockouts to start his career, a ferocious run that captured the imagination of fight fans. The streak ended in April 2021, although Berlanga sent Demond Nicholson to the canvas four times in eight rounds. He survived a gut check that October, overcoming a torn biceps and a trip to the canvas to defeat Marcelo Esteban Coceres. Berlanga is currently the WBO No. 7-ranked super middleweight contender and can edge closer to a world title shot with a victory over Angulo.

Berlanga said, "I'm so pumped to be headlining my second main event at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Get ready for another sold-out crowd! This one will be special because this will be my first main event during the festivities of the Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend, just like my idols Felix 'Tito' Trinidad and Miguel Cotto did. I'm following in the footsteps of greatness, but also continuing the legacy of bringing my people together on a beautiful weekend.

"For this fight, we decided to do the training camp on my Island, and it has been a great decision. It has been a great training camp in Puerto Rico. At the beginning of training camp, I met with 'Tito' Trinidad, and he gave me some very encouraging and motivating advice. He is my hero! I've been working very hard and I can't wait to fight on June 11 to show what I'm made off. I will raise the Puerto Rican flag up high and represent for all my Boricuas around the world."

Angulo (27-2, 23 KOs), from Patia, Colombia, received his first crack at the brass ring when he challenged Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for the WBO super middleweight title in June 2018. He lost a unanimous decision to Ramirez, bouncing back with a major upset over then-unbeaten prospect Anthony Sims Jr. in January 2020. Less than seven months after the Sims triumph, he fought David Benavidez for the IBF super middleweight crown, falling via 10th-round TKO. In his lone outing of 2021, Angulo knocked out Carlos Galvan in five rounds. He hopes to upset the apple cart once against Berlanga.

Angulo said, “I look forward to getting back in action at the legendary Madison Square Garden and putting on a great show for all boxing fans, the Colombian fans, Puerto Rican fans, and the Latino community that will show out and support. I have proven to be a skilled, experienced, gritty, and valiant fighter. I intend to bring the same into the ring on June 11 against Edgar Berlanga.”

Zayas (13-0, 9 KOs) has been on the fast track since signing with Top Rank at 16 years old. From first-round knockouts in his first two pro fights in 2019, to a spotless 6-0 run in 2021, Zayas has lived up to the billing. This will be his third consecutive fight under the Madison Square Garden lights, less than three months removed from a one-sided eight-round decision over Quincy “Chico” LaVallais. Hudaynazarov (19-5, 14 KOs) has only been stopped twice in a 14-year professional career and has won two of his last three bouts.

Zayas said, "For me, fighting at Madison Square Garden is always a great opportunity. It fills me with emotion because the fans always bring very positive and motivating energy. This coming June 11, I know it will not be the exception, as this will be my first fight on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. I assure you that this will be the first of many. I want to continue bringing glory to Puerto Rico and Madison Square Garden, and I will continue to work hard to write my name in the history books as Cotto and Trinidad did."​

 

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The undercard — streaming live and exclusively on ESPN+ — features the following Puerto Rican standouts in separate bouts:

Henry Lebron (15-0, 10 KOs), 8 rounds, junior lightweight — Lebron, from Aguadilla, stood out on the Berlanga-Rolls card with a seventh-round TKO over the usually durable Josec Ruiz. Before turning pro, he won Puerto Rican amateur national titles in 2015 and 2016.

Carlos Caraballo (15-1, 14 KOs), 8 rounds, junior featherweight — Co-promoted by Miguel Cotto, the native of Guayanilla survived a gut check versus Luis Fernando Saavedra on March 26, edging a majority decision. Caraballo won his first 14 pro bouts by stoppage before a close unanimous decision loss to Jonas Sultan last October temporarily blunted his momentum.

Josue Vargas (20-2, 9 KOs), 8 rounds junior welterweight — Born in Isabela and raised in the Bronx, Vargas returns to the Hulu Theater, site of his first-round knockout loss to Jose Zepeda last October. Vargas regrouped to edge Argentina’s Nicolas Pablo Demario by unanimous decision in March.

Armani Almestica (5-0, 5 KOs), 6 rounds, lightweight — Born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in Orlando, Florida, Almestica broke through on the Berlanga-Rolls card with a third-round stoppage over Luis Valentin Portalatin. The all-action Almestica had a 117-7 amateur record and was on the Puerto Rican national team. He elected to turn pro after the Tokyo Olympics was postponed.

Orlando Gonzalez (17-1, 10 KOs), 8 rounds, featherweight — It is an evening of redemption for Gonzalez, who is coming off a 10-round decision loss to Robeisy Ramirez on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III undercard. The Aguadilla native spent much of his early career fighting in Puerto Rico and will make his Madison Square Garden debut June 11.

Omar Rosario (6-0, 2 KOs), 6 rounds, junior welterweight —A six-time Puerto Rican amateur national champion from Caguas, the 24-year-old fights for the first time since January’s decision win over Raekwon Butler.

Frevian Gonzalez (4-1, 1 KO), 6 rounds, junior lightweight — A stablemate of Puerto Rican two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza, the Cidra native looks to bounce back from last June’s decision defeat to Bryan Lua.

Christina Cruz (2-0), 4 rounds, flyweight – Cruz, an eight-time U.S. national amateur champion, turned pro last summer. Born to Puerto Rican parents, Cruz was raised in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.​

 

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Viral Infection Forces Xander Zayas to Withdraw from June 11 ESPN-Televised Co-Feature

Henry Lebron-Luis Lebron junior lightweight fight elevated to co-feature underneath Edgar Berlanga-Alexis Angulo super middleweight main event
NEW YORK (June 1, 2022) — Puerto Rican junior middleweight prospect Xander Zayas has been forced to withdraw from his June 11 bout with Ravshan Hudaynazarov at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden due to a non-COVID-19-related viral infection.

Zayas-Hudaynazarov was scheduled to be the co-feature to the 10-round super middleweight main event between Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga and two-time world title challenger Alexis Angulo.

The new co-feature will see Puerto Rican junior lightweight Henry “Moncho” Lebron (15-0, 10 KOs) battle countryman Luis “Popeye” Lebron (18-3-1, 11 KOs) in an eight-rounder for the vacant WBO Latino title.

Zayas said, “I am sorry to announce that I was forced to pull out of my fight on June 11. I have done my best to get well, however, my condition got worse over the past few days. As much as I love this sport and wanted to put on a show at Madison Square Garden for the fans, my health comes first, and my team and I had to make the difficult decision to postpone this fight. I want to thank everyone for all the support and love. I will be back soon.”

Henry Lebron makes his ESPN-televised debut less than three months removed from a breakthrough performance on the Berlanga-Steve Rolls undercard. He knocked out the normally durable Josec Ruiz in seven rounds, graduating from prospect to emerging contender. Luis Lebron, no relation to Henry, is a nine-year pro who has never been knocked out. He has upset unbeaten prospects multiple times before, including a stoppage victory last year over Frank Diaz (9-0 at the time). He last fought March 12, losing a competitive decision to rising Puerto Rican star Christian Tapia.

 

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Viral Infection Forces Xander Zayas to Withdraw from June 11 ESPN-Televised Co-Feature

Henry Lebron-Luis Lebron junior lightweight fight elevated to co-feature underneath Edgar Berlanga-Alexis Angulo super middleweight main event
NEW YORK (June 1, 2022) — Puerto Rican junior middleweight prospect Xander Zayas has been forced to withdraw from his June 11 bout with Ravshan Hudaynazarov at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden due to a non-COVID-19-related viral infection.

Zayas-Hudaynazarov was scheduled to be the co-feature to the 10-round super middleweight main event between Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga and two-time world title challenger Alexis Angulo.

The new co-feature will see Puerto Rican junior lightweight Henry “Moncho” Lebron (15-0, 10 KOs) battle countryman Luis “Popeye” Lebron (18-3-1, 11 KOs) in an eight-rounder for the vacant WBO Latino title.

Zayas said, “I am sorry to announce that I was forced to pull out of my fight on June 11. I have done my best to get well, however, my condition got worse over the past few days. As much as I love this sport and wanted to put on a show at Madison Square Garden for the fans, my health comes first, and my team and I had to make the difficult decision to postpone this fight. I want to thank everyone for all the support and love. I will be back soon.”

Henry Lebron makes his ESPN-televised debut less than three months removed from a breakthrough performance on the Berlanga-Steve Rolls undercard. He knocked out the normally durable Josec Ruiz in seven rounds, graduating from prospect to emerging contender. Luis Lebron, no relation to Henry, is a nine-year pro who has never been knocked out. He has upset unbeaten prospects multiple times before, including a stoppage victory last year over Frank Diaz (9-0 at the time). He last fought March 12, losing a competitive decision to rising Puerto Rican star Christian Tapia.

Zayas viral infection indicates Kambosos camp most likely got it too.

You could hear it in the voices of both George and George snr in the last few weeks.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

basically fighting his brother so you know what's good..
Edgar is a trash version of Miguel Cotto!

 

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basically fighting his brother so you know what's good..
Edgar is a trash version of Miguel Cotto!

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

that was for You my bro!!!

 

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[Tanahashi Coates]

Hopefully Vargas' brother stays at home

 

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Hopefully Vargas' brother stays at home

for some reason i want to say upset alert on the person vargas is facing

 

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Alexis Angulo Comes In Overweight For ESPN Main Event Versus Edgar Berlanga​

BY KEITH IDEC
Published Fri Jun 10, 2022, 01:55 PM EDT
The last time Alexis Angulo weighed in for a televised main event, it was his opponent, David Benavidez, who came in nearly three pounds overweight for their 12-round, 168-pound title fight.
Angulo was the fighter who arrived at the scale overweight Friday, though. The Colombian contender stepped on the New York State Athletic Commission’s scale at 169.6 pounds for his 10-round fight against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night, 1.6 pounds above his contracted limit of 168.
The NYSAC gave Angulo its customary two hours to come back to its scale on weight. Their fight is expected to move forward if Angulo doesn’t get all the way down to 168 pounds, but he’ll have to pay a financial penalty to Berlanga and the NYSAC.
Brooklyn’s Berlanga officially weighed in at 167.6 pounds.
Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs) is listed as almost a 3-1 favorite by most sportsbooks, but he has gone the distance in each of his past three fights after starting his career with 16 first-round knockout wins. Colombia’s Angulo (27-2, 23 KOs) is 38 years old, but only Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) has stopped him inside the distance.
Berlanga, 25, and Angulo will headline a doubleheader ESPN will air from Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York. Their main event will take place the night prior to the 65th annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan, which figures to help draw a capacity crowd full of supportive Puerto Rican fans for Berlanga and other Puerto Ricans scheduled to compete on the undercard.
Two boxers with the same surname made weight for their eight-round co-feature before Berlanga and Angulo got on the scale.
Unbeaten junior lightweight prospect Henry Lebron (15-0, 10 KOs), of Augadilla, Puerto Rico, came in at 129.8 pounds for his eight-round fight against Luis Lebron (18-3-1, 11 KOs), a San Juan native who officially weighed exactly 130 pounds. ESPN’s doubleheader will begin at 11 p.m. ET with its live coverage of the Lebron-Lebron bout.
Official weights for the non-televised bouts on the Berlanga-Angulo undercard, each of which will be streamed live, are listed below.
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7:10 p.m. ET; 4:10 p.m. PT
Carlos Caraballo (15-1, 14 KOs), Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, 120.4 pounds vs. Victor Santillan (11-0, 4 KOs), Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, 119.6 pounds, 8 rounds, junior featherweights.
Josue Vargas (20-2, 9 KOs), Bronx, New York, 142.6 pounds vs. Dakota Linger (12-5-3, 8 KOs), Buckhannon, West Virginia, 142.6 pounds, 8 rounds, welterweights.
Armani Almestica (5-0, 5 KOs), Orlando, Florida, 134.2 pounds vs. Eliseo Villalobos (2-2, 1 KO), Simi Valley, California, 134.4 pounds, 6 rounds, lightweights.
Orlando Gonzalez (17-1, 10 KOs), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, 128 pounds vs. Pablo Cruz (22-4-1, 6 KOs), Houston, 127.8 pounds, 8 rounds, junior lightweights.
Omar Rosario (6-0, 2 KOs), Caguas, Puerto Rico, 140.6 pounds vs. Julio Rosa (4-0, 1 KO), Bayamon, Puerto Rico, 139.6 pounds, 6 rounds, junior welterweights.
Frevian Gonzalez (4-1, 1 KO), Cidra, Puerto Rico, 134.6 pounds vs. Rufugio Montellano (2-0, 1 KO), Dallas, 134.8 pounds, 4 rounds, lightweights.
Christina Cruz (2-0, 0 KOs), New York, 111.8 pounds vs. Maryguenn Vellinga (3-2-2, 2 KOs), Park City, Utah, 110.6 pounds, 4 rounds, flyweights.

 

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fukking lol @ this starting at 11 EST. ESPN needs to figure their shyt out