Dana White does it again, signs former Matchroom headliner Edgar Berlanga to Zuffa Boxing
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Undefeated super middleweight boxer Edgar Berlanga works the crowd as he arrives for a ceremonial weigh-in in Toshiba Plaza at T-Mobile Arena on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berlanga is scheduled to challenge WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez for the titles at the arena September 14. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) | Getty Images Edgar Berlanga washed his hands of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing after a “disrespectful” booking against Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz last year in Orlando.
To be fair, Hearn also got Berlanga three consecutive main events, including a 2024 showdown against Canelo Alvarez that made “The Chosen One” filthy rich in defeat . But like they say, what have you done for me lately? The former WBO NABO Super Middleweight champion will take his talents to Zuffa Boxing after signing with Dana White and Co.
earlier this week. Joining him is undefeated IBF junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins, who was last seen stopping George Kambosos Jr. last summer in New York City .
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twitter. com/iNRePETfRW — Zuffa_Boxing (@Zuffa_Boxing) April 8, 2026 “Zuffa Boxing is changing the game,” Berlanga, 28, said in today’s release. “I’m here for the biggest fights on boxing’s best platform, here to put the super middleweight division on notice.