Edgar Berlanga apologized for his makes an attempt to chew Alexis Angulo throughout their tremendous middleweight bout Saturday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Whereas locked in a clinch with Angulo throughout the seventh of 10 rounds, Berlanga, who gained by unanimous determination, bit his opponent’s left shoulder earlier than making an attempt to chew his left ear. A shocked Angulo instantly flailed his arms within the air and pointed to his ear to point out referee Ricky Gonzalez what occurred, however the onlooking Gonzalez one way or the other missed all the ordeal.
The incident was paying homage to when Mike Tyson infamously bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in 1997, which Berlanga acknowledged in his post-fight interview.
“He was throwing elbows. I used to be about to do a Mike Tyson on him,” Berlanga stated. “He saved throwing his elbows, and I didn’t need to get reduce.”
Nevertheless, the undefeated Brooklyn native appeared to comprehend the severity of his actions the subsequent day, taking to Twitter to apologize for shedding his composure.
“I need to apologize for my actions and what I stated yesterday in regards to the Mike Tyson chew,” Berlanga tweeted. “I used to be within the second and I bought a little bit forward of myself. It doesn’t take away from the embarrassment that I've prompted upon myself, my staff, prime ranks and plenty of others.”
Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) has not but been penalized by TopRank or the New York State Athletic Fee for his blatant rule-breaking acts. It appears for now he's getting off simpler than his predecessor Tyson, who was in the end disqualified for twice chomping down on Holyfield’s ear throughout their infamous bout.
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