Zuffa Boxing fortified its roster with the dual acquisitions of Keith Connolly-represented fighters, Edgar Berlanga and Richardson Hitchinson, confirming the signing in a statement sent Wednesday to Boxing Social.
Both fighters join on multi-fight deals, Zuffa told Boxing Social.
“I’m here for the biggest fights on boxing’s best platform,” Berlanga said. “I’m here to put the super middleweight division on notice.”
“Zuffa Boxing is changing the game.”
A popular New Yorker, Berlanga, 28, is looking to rebound following a knockout loss to Hamzah Sheeraz — his second defeat in his last three fights, having lost to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez over 12 rounds in 2024.
“‘The Monster’ is back,” he said. “This is going to be a special journey.”
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Alan Dawson is Boxing Social’s editor.
He is also a columnist for Uncrowned at Yahoo Sports, and the founder-moderator of Boxing Twitter — a 20,000-strong community on X.
A 17-year sports media veteran, Alan has enjoyed extensive stints at Business Insider as a correspondent, BT Sport as digital editor, and Give Me Sport as combat sports editor.
He is a 2-time Sports Journalist of the Year finalist and has been honored six times by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Alan grew up near London but is based in Nevada with his young family. Outside boxing he plays 8-handicap golf, hikes, and rides his ebike through the Sierra mountain trails.