{"id":798806,"date":"2026-07-13T09:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/798806\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:42:14","slug":"edgar-berlanga-says-boxing-is-his-first-love-but-wants-to-wrestle-and-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/798806\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Berlanga Says Boxing Is His First Love, But Wants To Wrestle And Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edgar Berlanga
\n Boxing’s My OG Love
\n But I Wanna Act & Wrestle!!!<\/p>\n

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\n July 13, 2026
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Edgar Berlanga has huge plans for the future, and it goes beyond simply winning belts in the boxing ring … telling TMZ Sports<\/a> he gunning for the silver screen, and maybe even a different kind of ring.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old star boxer from Brooklyn chopped it up with Babcock this week … where he was promoting his July 26th bout against Steven Butler at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

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The knockout specialist recently signed with Dana White<\/a>‘s Zuffa Boxing … and part of the reason why was the UFC honcho’s ability to create stars.<\/p>\n

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“Dana made the UFC a brand. That’s one thing that caught my eye when he came into boxing. He understands how to market, how to build fighters,” Berlanga said.<\/p>\n

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“I said, ‘Yo, Dana, I’m gonna do my job. I’m gonna win, I’m gonna look good, I’m gonna catch these knockouts, and continue to build my brand. One day you’ll probably call me like ‘Yo, I got a spot for you to do some WWE.'”<\/p>\n

And, Edgar’s not kidding.<\/p>\n

His dream tag team partner? He says it’s Damian Priest, who is a buddy of his.<\/p>\n

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Berlanga says he’d also like to act … and almost got the opportunity to do some in Creed III, before he injured himself, and had to pull out of the project.<\/p>\n

He very well may get more opportunities.<\/p>\n

William Morris Endeavor — one of the biggest and most powerful talent agencies in Hollywood — owns a controlling stake in TKO Group, which partially owns Zuffa Boxing.<\/p>\n

Now, everthing outside the boxing ring is contingent upon winning inside the squared circle … and that’s exactly what Berlanga says he intends to do.<\/p>\n

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Edgar started his career on an insane knockout tear, putting out his first 16 opponents. With a big step up in competition, adversity followed … and Berlanga lost two of his last three fights, one against Canelo Alvarez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the experience under his belt, and renewed focus … EB says he’s ready to go.<\/p>\n

“I’m feeling amazing. I’m back better than ever,” Edgar says. “My sparring, my conditioning, I’m just on a different level. My mentality now, World Championship time.”<\/p>\n

The journey picks up later this month … and when he makes his way to the ring at MSG, Edgar says he’ll have a very special guest by his side.<\/p>\n

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