Edgar Berlanga vs Padraig McCrory report
Who won Berlanga vs McCrory?
Edgar Berlanga beat Padraig McCrory by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).
Also, on the undercard Shakhram Giyasov was victorious over Pablo Cesar Cano, Antonio Vargas beat Jonathan Rodriguez, Andy Cruz defeated Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez and Yankiel Rivera Figueroa was victorious over Andy Dominguez Velasquez.
Berlanga vs McCrory stats
Edgar Berlanga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Padraig McCrory made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Berlanga had a large advantage in power over McCrory, boosting at 76% knock out percentage over McCrory's 50%.
Edgar Berlanga was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.
Both Edgar Berlanga & Padraig McCrory fought out of an orthodox stance.
Berlanga was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 7 months earlier than McCrory, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 72 to McCrory's 0.
Edgar Berlanga went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Padraig McCrory was ranked number 3 by the WBA and 13 by the IBF in the 168lb division.
Berlanga vs McCrory form
Berlanga remained undefeated as a professional.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jason Quigley on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Roamer Alexis Angulo on 11th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beat Steve Rolls on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Before that, he had defeated Marcelo Esteban Coceres on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.
He had won against Demond Nicholson on 24th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Kissimmee, Florida.
Padraig McCrory remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Leon Bunn on 22nd October 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fabriksporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany.
Previous to that, he had defeated Marco Antonio Periban on 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat Celso Neves on 5th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ulster Hall, Belfast.
Before that, he had won against Sergei Gorokhov on 12th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Falls Park, Belfast.
He had beat Mickey Ellison on 9th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Production Park Studios, South Kirkby.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Edgar Berlanga had been fighting more than Padraig McCrory.
Going to this contest, Edgar Berlanga had last fought 8 months ago, while Padraig McCrory's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 2 days ago.
Berlanga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
McCrory's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
What time did Berlanga vs McCrory start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Berlanga vs McCrory?
The DAZN show is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Berlanga vs McCrory?
Edgar Berlanga was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Padraig McCrory made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.
