Zuffa Boxing 09 -- Edgar Berlanga vs. Steven Butler: Start Time, Card, Predictions
Berlanga says experience and ring IQ will outweigh Butler’s knockout threat in the 10-round super middleweight main event.
- On Sunday, Puerto Rican star Edgar Berlanga headlined Zuffa Boxing 09 at New York's Madison Square Garden, facing hard-hitting Canadian Steven Butler in a 10-round super middleweight bout.
- Tensions flared on Thursday during a heated faceoff requiring separation, with Butler, a 30-year-old Montreal native, vowing to create a surprise as an underdog against Berlanga.
- Berlanga, who fought Canelo Alvarez in 2024, dismissed Butler's knockout threat, telling Fighthype, "You're up there with an elite fighter now." His experience and ring IQ will decide the bout.
- In the co-headliner, former IBF junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins moved to welterweight to face Mexico's Ricardo Salas in a 10-round bout, aiming to demonstrate explosive speed.
- Zuffa Boxing continues rapid expansion just six months after launching, securing major venues like Madison Square Garden and attracting top-tier talent to its growing roster.
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Edgar Berlanga Says Ring IQ Beats Steven Butler's Power
Berlanga dismissed Butler’s knockout prediction, saying experience and ring IQ will decide Sunday’s super middleweight main event in New York. Edgar Berlanga has dismissed Steven Butler’s confidence ahead of Sunday’s ... continue Edgar Berlanga Rejects Steven Butler’s Knockout Threat @ Boxing News 24
Steven Butler Says Edgar Berlanga Is Looking Past Him
The Canadian contender says Berlanga is focused on future fights, while he is focused only on scoring an upset in New York. Steven Butler believes Edgar Berlanga is making a ... read more “I Know I’m Better Than Him”: Steven Butler Vows To Knock Out Edgar Berlanga @ Boxing News 24/7
Berlanga Headlines Action-Packed Zuffa 9 Card with TKO of Butler
In a super middleweight match between dangerous and explosive punchers, Puerto Rico’s Edgar Berlanga emerged victorious over Canada’s Steven Butler when the smoke cleared after torrid fight in New York City on Sunday night. Berlanga (24-2, 19 KOs) returned to the boxing ring to face the knockout specialist Butler (38-6-1, 32 KOs) at Madison Square […] This post Berlanga Headlines Action-Packed Zuffa 9 Card with TKO of Butler belong to The Sweet …
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