Watch This Boxer Try To Bite His Opponent’s Ear Off Mike Tyson Style

Everyone knows that Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear clean off back during their fight back in 1997 and I don’t think anyone else has tried that in the history of the sport before or since – for obvious reasons.

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That all sort of changed on Saturday night though during the fight between Edgar Berlanga and Roamer Alexis Angulo when Berlanga became frustrated with his opponent throwing elbows in the seventh round and attempted to bite his ear off. You can check out the footage below:

Did Berlanga tried to bite dudes”’s ear Mike Tyson style? #BerlangaAngulo pic.twitter.com/7eYjwoqU7w

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) June 12, 2022

Bro Berlanga really tried to bite him in the ear like Tyson LMAO pic.twitter.com/zgTKeWXWMo

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) June 12, 2022

Thankfully Berlanga didn’t make anywhere near the same kind of connection that Tyson made almost 25 years ago and the ref didn’t see the infringement either so the contest was allowed to continue. However, after winning the 10 round main event by unanimous decision, Berlanga didn’t do himself any favours by saying the following in his post match press conference:

He kept throwing elbows and, you know, head-butted me and stuff.

So, I was telling him like, ‘Yo, chill!’ You know, like I didn’t wanna get cut or anything.

But I don’t know – I just got aggressive in there, Mike Tyson style.

You know? I got a little carried away.

Awkward. Fortunately, Berlanga did come to his senses and issued the following statement on Twitter apologising for his behaviour yesterday:

I want to apologize for my actions and what I said yesterday about the Mike Tyson bite. I was in the moment and got a little ahead of myself. It doesn’t take away from the embarrassment that I have caused upon myself, my team, top ranks, and many others.

— Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) June 12, 2022

I reacted poorly and take full responsibility. Moving forward, I am going to be more mindful and encouraging in my behavior. Once again, I do apologize.

— Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) June 12, 2022

I suppose that does make sense because you’re bound to be buzzed on adrenaline during a boxing match. Not sure if that excuses the fact he tried to bite someone’s ear off though. Swings and roundabouts.

BONUS CONTENT: Here’s a side by side comparison of Tyson and Berlanga’s ear biting escapades: