Edgar Berlanga: Daily Routine

From strength sessions with “Scooter” to bodega sandwich runs, Edgar Berlanga’s daily routine blends discipline, rest, and Brooklyn flavor.

“Edgar Berlanga Jr is the greatest power-punching phenomenon I’ve seen since the heyday of a young Mike Tyson,” tweeted Top Rank CEO Bob Arum last December, after he witnessed the 23-year old Brooklyn boxer demolish Ulises Sierra within the first round.

At a first glance, there’s bound to be a lot of eye-rolling when you read Arum’s tweet. I mean, really? The promoter of a boxer declares him the next big thing — what else is new? After all, this is the same promoter who called Vasiliy Lomachenko “the best fighter technically that I’ve seen since that early Ali.”

But taking a closer look at Berlanga’s boxing record to date, Arum might just be on to something. 16 fights, 16 wins, 16 knockouts. All within the first round. That’s a nice, clean number and it’s easy to get caught up in the hype.