Joshua Edwards, Brandon Colantonio Each Win 4 Months After Conflict

Joshua Edwards continued his unbeaten rise by way of the heavyweight ranks on Saturday night time, scoring one other highlight-reel knockout on the Oscar Collazo undercard in California.

The undefeated Houston prospect improved to 7-0 with 6 knockouts after flattening Garreth Payton within the second spherical of their scheduled eight-round contest.

Edwards ended issues on the 1:06 mark with a crushing proper hand that left little doubt in regards to the final result.

Additionally featured on the DAZN broadcast, undefeated Uzbek Olympian Ruslan Abdullaev claimed the WBA Continental Gold tremendous light-weight title with a fifth-round knockout of Orestes Velazquez, whereas Yair Gallardo improved to 12-0 with a unanimous choice victory over Buneet Bisla to seize the vacant NABO and WBC FECARBOX mild heavyweight titles.

Brandon Colantonio Again to Successful Methods

A number of hours later, Colantonio additionally discovered success, out-pointing Zach Contos over eight rounds in Victoria, British Columbia, to enhance to 8-2 and declare the World Boxing Basis Worldwide heavyweight title.

The pair final met on February 21 at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, the place Edwards earned a unanimous choice in a hard-fought six-round contest that raised the profile of each fighters.

Chatting with World Boxing Information after defeating Contos, Colantonio thanked those that have supported his profession.

“I simply need to thank everybody who has supported me on my journey and I’ll proceed my quest for that world title,” Colantonio informed WBN.

The outcomes imply each males left Saturday night time with victories, including one other chapter to a rivalry that helped introduce them to a wider viewers earlier this 12 months.

Edwards and Colantonio have each spoken to WBN in regards to the battle since they made headlines on the Ryan Garcia vs Mario Barrios undercard.

4 months after crossing paths in Las Vegas, each heavyweights left Saturday night time with contemporary momentum heading into the second half of 2026.

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