Edgar Berlanga believes he’s ready to get back to his spiteful best as he closes in on his crunch showdown with Padraig McCrory at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night (February 24).
Berlanga (21-0 16 KOs) has promised to kick on from a dominant 12th round in his last fight against Irishman in Jason Quigley, where he floored the former Olympian twice to put an exclamation mark on a wide points win in New York in June.
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That fight ended a year’s absence from the ring and was a first fight back with trainer Marc Farrait after four years apart. The 26 year old revealed that his time out and injuries in camp affected him for the Quigley fight, but those knocks are now behind him with the introduction of highly-regarded strength and conditioning coach Angel ‘Memo’ Heredia and a fresh focus in his tight-knit Tampa base.
Now ‘The Chosen One’ feels that he’s in the shape of his life to take on the unbeaten Belfast man McCrory (18-0 9 KOs)
Here is all you need to know ahead of fight – including those all-important TV details.
How to watch the fight live
The fight will be televised live globally by DAZN as part of the streaming platform’s monthly subscription plan. No PPV for this fight.
When is Berlanga vs McCrory
The bout takes place Saturday February 24 in Florida. Ring walks for the main event are expected to be around 11pm Eastern Standard Time, or 8pm PST. If you’re watching in the UK, the main event should start around 4am on Sunday February 25.
Of course hardcore fight fans will want to watch the whole show – you can check out the full running order by clicking here.
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Berlanga vs McCrory weights
The weigh-in for the big fight took place on Friday in Orlando. Both Berlanga and McCrory scaled 167.8lbs – just under the 168 weigh limit.
You can check out all the weights for Saturday’s card by clicking here.
Latest betting odds
Berlanga is a warm favourite at 2/7, with McCrory the 7/2 underdog. The Draw is priced right now at 22/1.
Berlanga vs McCrory undercard
Berlanga and McCrory clash on a big night of action in Orlando, where the co-feature pits Cuban Lightweight sensation Andy Cruz (2-0 1 KO) against Mexican Brayan Zamarippa (14-2 5 KOs) for the IBF International and WBA Continental Latin-American titles.
Shakhram Giyasov (14-0 9 KOs) and Pablo Cesar Cano (35-8-1 25 KOs) battle it out in an eliminator for the WBA World Welterweight title, while the main card on DAZN sees another World title eliminator as Antonio Vargas (17-1 9 KOs) and Jonathan Rodriguez (17-1-1 7 KOs) aim to take a step closer to the WBA Wordl Bantamweigtht crown.
Yankiel Rivera (4-0 2 KOs) closes the Before The Bell section of the card with his first title fight as he takes on Andy Dominguez (10-0 5 KOs) for the WBA and WBC Continental Americas Flyweight titles, with Cuban Heavyweight Herich Ruiz (4-0 3 KOs) meets Mitch Williams (16-10-3 11 KOs) over eight rounds and Aaron Aponte (8-1-1 2 KOs) takes on Joseph Fernandez (17-5-3 6 KOs) over eight rounds Super-Lightweight.
