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Edgar Berlanga overcame an early scare to score a statement victory, while Richardson Hitchins impressed in his welterweight bout at Zuffa Boxing 9.
Zuffa Boxing graced The Big Apple on July 26, putting on an event at Infosys Theater in Madison Square Garden.
Berlanga rallied following a knockdown to stop Steven Butler via technical knockout in the seventh round of a super middleweight bout. Berlanga responded with relentless pressure after being dropped, gradually breaking Butler down before scoring a knockdown of his own in Round 6.
In the co-main event, Hitchins turned in a dominant performance, cruising to a unanimous decision over Ricardo Salas. Using his superior speed, reach and jab, the New Yorker outboxed Salas from bell to bell, earning identical 100-90 scores on all three judges' cards.
Elsewhere on the card, Jalil Hackett earned a unanimous decision over former world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko in his middleweight debut, while Vladyslav Sirenko scored a knockout against Otto Wallin with just one second remaining in their bout.
Furthermore, Emiliano Moreno outworked Arnold Gonzalez over eight rounds and Kashaun Davis handed Mihai Nistor the first decision loss of his career. Troy Nash remained unbeaten in Zuffa Boxing with a majority decision over Ethan Perez, while Andres Sosa dented Dominique Francis' previously perfect record with a unanimous decision victory in the opening contest.
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Zuffa Boxing graced The Big Apple on July 26, putting on an event at Infosys Theater in Madison Square Garden.
Zuffa Boxing 9 Results: Edgar Berlanga stops Steven Butler, Richardson Hitchins wins side
Berlanga rallied following a knockdown to stop Steven Butler via technical knockout in the seventh round of a super middleweight bout. Berlanga responded with relentless pressure after being dropped, gradually breaking Butler down before scoring a knockdown of his own in Round 6.
In the co-main event, Hitchins turned in a dominant performance, cruising to a unanimous decision over Ricardo Salas. Using his superior speed, reach and jab, the New Yorker outboxed Salas from bell to bell, earning identical 100-90 scores on all three judges' cards.
Elsewhere on the card, Jalil Hackett earned a unanimous decision over former world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko in his middleweight debut, while Vladyslav Sirenko scored a knockout against Otto Wallin with just one second remaining in their bout.
Furthermore, Emiliano Moreno outworked Arnold Gonzalez over eight rounds and Kashaun Davis handed Mihai Nistor the first decision loss of his career. Troy Nash remained unbeaten in Zuffa Boxing with a majority decision over Ethan Perez, while Andres Sosa dented Dominique Francis' previously perfect record with a unanimous decision victory in the opening contest.
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