{"id":450221,"date":"2022-06-12T12:18:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=450221"},"modified":"2022-06-12T12:21:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:21:23","slug":"boxer-edgar-berlanga-tries-to-bite-his-opponent-roamer-alexis-angulo-in-dull-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/boxer-edgar-berlanga-tries-to-bite-his-opponent-roamer-alexis-angulo-in-dull-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxer Edgar Berlanga tries to bite his opponent Roamer Alexis Angulo in dull fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Edgar Berlanga has been on the receiving end of some heavy criticism following his bout with Roamer Alexis Angulo.<\/p>\n<p>The bout went all 10 rounds and while Berlanga demonstrated more patience than he&#8217;s shown in the past, his defense still wasn&#8217;t exactly on point and he missed opportunities against a much slower Angulo.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, this was not the performance one would expect from an undefeated prospect despite the unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n<p>At one point during the fight, Edgar Berlanga appeared to attempt to bite Angulo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edgar Berlanga appears to try to bite Alexis Angulo | Top Rank Boxing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FUFnpqzm5gw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the fight, Berlanga discussed the incident (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingjunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/06\/edgar-berlanga-victory-sullied-by-mike-tyson-like-bite-on-opponents-neck?utm_source=smg&amp;utm_medium=fishburne&amp;utm_content=home-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boxing Junkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was because he was throwing elbowRoamer Alexis Angulos,\u201d he said of Angulo. \u201cI was about to do a Mike Tyson on him. He kept throwing elbows. I didn\u2019t want to get cut. I was ready to bite him (like) Mike Tyson.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Berlanga felt his performance was enough to establish that he can hang with veterans.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe said if we landed a clean shot, if he goes, he goes,\u201d Berlanga said. \u201cBut if we gotta box 10 rounds \u2026 I wanted to do that. I wanted to show the critics, all the people who said I\u2019m not worthy \u2026 to compete with the veterans sooner or later.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo I feel tonight I proved my point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Berlanga later took to his Twitter account to apologize.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I want to apologize for my actions and what I said yesterday about the Mike Tyson bite. I was in the moment and got a little ahead of myself. It doesn\u2019t take away from the embarrassment that I have caused upon myself, my team, top ranks, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdgarBerlangaJr\/status\/1536064837117255680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I want to apologize for my actions and what I said yesterday about the Mike Tyson bite. I was in the moment and got a little ahead of myself. It doesn\u2019t take away from the embarrassment that I have caused upon myself, my team, top ranks, and many others.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The problem Berlanga faces is that he has not looked impressive since his knockout streak ended. Ever since his competition has gotten tougher, he&#8217;s had mediocre performances that have left many wondering if he&#8217;ll ever be able to live up to the hype.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Chosen One&#8221; is only 25 years old, so there&#8217;s still some time to adjust but many pundits expected more from him at this stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edgar Berlanga has been on the receiving end of some heavy criticism following his bout with Roamer Alexis Angulo. The bout went all 10 rounds and while Berlanga demonstrated more patience than he&#8217;s shown in the past, his defense still wasn&#8217;t exactly on point and he missed opportunities against a much slower Angulo. 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