By Elliot Raines: WBA interim super middleweight champion Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) and Edgar Belanga (23-2, 18 KOs) are in negotiations for a fight in early 2026.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an unusual fight, given that the former Eddie Hearn-promoted Matchroom fighter Berlanga has a 1-2 record in his last three fights, and is coming off a fifth-round knockout loss to Hamzah Sheeraz on July 12, 2025, in Queens, New York.<\/p>\n
Rewarding Failure?<\/p>\n
For a 28-year-old Berlanga to be fighting for a world title, even an interim one, is somewhat unusual. It\u2019s an example of rewarding failure. He\u2019s lost two out of his last three fights.<\/p>\n
Many fans believe that Berlanga made a mistake by leaving Hearn after he\u2019d steered him into a mega-million fight against Canelo Alvarez last year on September 14, 2024.<\/p>\n
Merit System Ignored<\/p>\n
In the merit system of boxing, #12 WBA, #12 WBO-ranked Edgar should be forced to claw his way from the bottom of the rankings to get another world title shot of any kind, rather than having it given to him on a silver platter based on his popularity in small pockets of New York City.<\/p>\n
Mike Coppinger revealed<\/a> today the plans for the Berlanga vs. Resendix fight for the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n Berlanga\u2019s last three fights<\/p>\n Hamzah Sheeraz (July 12, 2025) \u2013 5th round KO loss Resendiz, 26, is coming off a 12-round split decision upset win over WBA interim super middleweight champion Caleb Plant on May 31, 2025, in Las Vegas. He\u2019d been chosen as an opponent for Plant to use to get the ring-rust out to get him ready for a big-money fight against Jermall Charlo.<\/p>\n Resendiz\u2019s Breakthrough Win<\/p>\n The move backfired on the 33-year-old Plant, with the younger fighter Resendiz out-punching him on the inside. Plant looked like he recycled the same game plan that he\u2019d used in his previous fight against Trevor McCumby on September 14, 2024, but it was a big mistake. The Mexico-born Resendiz proved to be the superior fighter in close. \u2018Sweethands\u2019 Plant was slow in switching to his usual style of fighting, which cost him. The scores were 116-112, 116-112 for Resendiz and 115-113 for Plant.<\/p>\n Elliot Raines has covered British and European boxing since 2010. Known for his sharp pen and low tolerance for hype, Raines dissects the sport\u2019s politics, promoters, and paper champions with dry precision.<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Resendiz\u2013Berlanga in the Works: Fans Slam WBA for Rewarding a Fighter Coming Off Two Losses in Three Fights<\/p>\n Last Updated on 11\/03\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Elliot Raines: WBA interim super middleweight champion Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) and Edgar Belanga (23-2,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-242381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nCanelo Alvarez (September 14, 2024) \u2013 12-round unanimous decision loss<\/p>\n