Edgar Berlanga faces a November 17 arraignment after being arrested in Florida on felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor battery charges. Bail for the super middleweight contender was reportedly set at a combined $16,000 during his Tuesday court appearance.

The 29-year-old was arrested by the Lakeland Police Department on Monday, October 26, in Polk County. Both charges stem from an incident alleged to have occurred on October 18. Uncrowned reported the arrest and court arrangements, citing court records, with BoxingScene subsequently reporting the case.

Berlanga, who lives in Lithia, Florida, faces one count of second-degree felony aggravated battery and one count of first-degree misdemeanor battery. His arraignment is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. ET on November 17, when he is expected to enter a formal plea.

Details surrounding the alleged incident remain limited in the published reports. Neither the arrest nor the filing of charges establishes guilt, and the allegations against Berlanga have not been proven in court. The reported $16,000 bail figure does not, by itself, confirm whether he has posted bond or been released.

According to BoxingScene, a conviction on the aggravated battery charge could carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The misdemeanor battery charge carries a possible maximum of one year. Those are potential maximum penalties if convicted, rather than sentences imposed on Berlanga.

The arrest comes three months after Berlanga’s most recent ring appearance. He stopped Steven Butler in the seventh round on July 26 at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theater in New York, improving his professional record to 24-2 with 19 knockouts.

Berlanga had to recover from a second-round knockdown against Butler before taking control. He dropped the Canadian in the sixth round and forced the stoppage in the seventh, completing a successful return following his loss to Hamzah Sheeraz.

Sheeraz stopped Berlanga in the fifth round in July 2025. Berlanga’s only other professional defeat came against Canelo Alvarez, who beat him by unanimous decision in their September 2024 super middleweight title fight. The Butler victory gave Berlanga his first win since the Sheeraz defeat.

Zuffa wanted to turn Berlanga into a massive draw in New York. Berlanga claimed in April that Dana White expected fans to mob him on the sidewalk for pictures. This legal trouble disrupts those promotional ambitions, and nobody can predict if these charges will derail his planned return to the ring.

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