Edgar Berlanga Jr. appears a bit extra centered on Oscar De La Hoya than his upcoming combat.
On Saturday, Berlanga takes on Hamzah Sheeraz in an excellent middleweight bout in the principle occasion of a DAZN boxing card in New York Metropolis. Within the co-main occasion, De La Hoya fighter William Zepeda challenges Shakur Stevenson for the WBC light-weight title, and on Thursday, all events had been on the pre-fight press convention, the place issues acquired heated.
Earlier than the occasion, Berlanga made clear his distaste for De La Hoya, threatening bodily violence in opposition to him, and whereas that didn’t occur, he did trigger fairly the scene, calling De La Hoya a stripper — a reference to pictures of De La Hoya in ladies’s garments that had been first launched again in 2007 — after which throwing a wig and ladies’s underwear at him.
For his half, De La Hoya laughed off the gag, however then fired again at Berlanga that he had by no means been a world champion, and questioning his Puerto Rican heritage.
“I do, really! To begin with, sit down,” De La Hoya mentioned. “You haven’t any world titles. Let me put them on now! I’ve acquired some proper right here for you! Take heed to me, this man isn’t even Puerto Rican! I’ve been asking on your Puerto Rican passport! I’m extra Puerto Rico than you! Your jewellery is as pretend as your wins!”
Issues continued to escalate till safety intervened to forestall Berlanga from confronting De La Hoya.
The meat between the 2 stems again to Berlanga’s combat with Canelo Alvarez, after De La Hoya criticized the worth of the competition whereas taking a dig at his former fighter Canelo. Berlanga was merely collateral injury, however took offense to being seen as such. Berlanga went on to lose a unanimous determination to Alvarez.
You’ll be able to try the complete press convention beneath.
