Edgar Berlanga Drops Jason Quigley Repeatedly, Wins In Front Of Hometown New York City Crowd.

By: Sean Crose

Boxing returned to the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening as Edgar Berlanga and Jason Quigley headlined a DAZN broadcast card. With the WBO tremendous middleweight title at stake, every fighter had a lot to show within the scheduled 12 spherical affair. Brooklyn’s 20-0 Berlanga wished to indicate that he actually was nearly as good as marketed whereas Ireland’s 20-2 Quigley regarded to rattle the combat world with an upset.

Defending titlist Berlanga could have been stunned by Quigley’s aggressiveness within the first. Not that Berlanga didn’t land some good photographs of his personal. Quigley went on to successfully keep away from Berlanga within the second, although neither man did something exceptional. Putting his jab to good use, Quigley could have even received the third. To his credit score, nevertheless, Berlanga was not wanting annoyed. His endurance paid off, for he dripped Quigley on the finish of the spherical. The Irishman received again to his ft, however the tempo of the combat had modified immediately.

The fourth was quick paced and shut, however the more durable hitting Berlanga could nicely have edged it. At the beginning of the fifth, Berlanga began banging away at Quigley. By the halfway level of the spherical, the challenger’s face was bloody. Quigley went down once more within the closing portion of the fifth. It was questionably dominated a knockdown, however Quigley was in a position to get again on his ft. Still, the tide was clearly with Berlanga.

With that being stated, Quigley resumed conserving his man at bay within the sixth. The seventh was shut with each fighters wanting good and having their moments. The eighth primarily confirmed extra of the identical: Quigley sustaining distance and Berlanga pursuing. By the ninth it grew to become clear that Berlanga’s endurance is perhaps costing him rounds. What would occur if he couldn’t cease the challenger? Was the champion doing nicely sufficient on the playing cards? The tenth could have given Berlanga respiration area, as Quigley began appearing much less lively than he had been.

With that in thoughts, the eleventh was shut. Indeed, it appeared prefer it is perhaps anybody’s combat. Berlanga actually wished to shut the present, however Quigley remained too slippery within the twelfth…till a thunderous proper from Berlanga put Quigley again on the mat. Once once more, Quigley received up, however this time there was no query that Berlanga had rocked his man. With beneath a minute left, Quigley went down once more. He received up but once more, however it was a mute level, at greatest.

The resolution went to Berlanga, and rightly so.