Zuffa Boxing 9 features Edgar Berlanga facing Steven Butler tonight (Sunday, July 26) from Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
- Brooklyn-born 29-year-old Puerto Rican Edgar Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs) returns to the ring after being stopped by Hamzah Sheeraz in the fifth round last July.
- Montreal’s 30-year-old Steven Butler (37-5-1, 31 KOs) comes off a second-round knockout victory over Ramadan Hiseni in March.
The bout between two former title challengers is scheduled for 10 rounds at super middleweight.
The co-feature is a 10-round welterweight matchup between Brooklyn’s former IBF super lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) and Mexico City’s Ricardo Salas (24-2-2, 18 KOs).
The main card opener is a 10-round middleweight contest between Ukraine’s former title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (16-6, 11 KOs) and Jalil Hackett (12-1, 9 KOs) of Washington, D.C.
Headlining the prelims, New York-based Otto Wallin (28-3, 16 KOs) of Sweden and Staten Island-based Vladyslav Sirenko (22-1, 19 KOs) of Ukraine square off in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
- How to watch: Live on Paramount+, starting at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT.
- Free international live stream is available on the Zuffa Boxing channel on YouTube. A VPN service, such as ExpressVPN, might be useful.
Zuffa Boxing 9 results
Main card (8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT)
- Edgar Berlanga vs. Steven Butler
- Richardson Hitchins vs. Ricardo Salas
- Jalil Hackett vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Prelims (5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT)
- Otto Wallin vs. Vladyslav Sirenko
- Arnold Gonzalez vs. Emiliano Moreno
- Kashaun Davis vs. Mihai Nistor
- Troy Nash vs. Ethan Perez
- Dominique Francis vs. Andres Sosa
Zuffa Boxing 9 live blog
Hype Package
Watch the hype package featuring Edgar Berlanga and Steven Butler in the lead-up to their bout at Zuffa Boxing 9.