On the surface, Juan "Iron Twin" Urango (21-1-1, 16 KOs) appears to be an excellent test for the fast-rising Andre Berto (24-0, 19 
KOs) in their upcoming WBC welterweight title fight. Urango has faced good competition in Mike Arnaoutis (D 12), Ricky Hatton (L 12) and Herman Ngoudjo (W 12). He has a good knockout ratio (70%).
And he’ll be fighting Berto at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Why is this significant? Well, Urango has fought there a whopping eight times in his career. He should be very comfortable in the ring and with the local crowd.
On the surface, all cooked steak looks well-done but if you poke hard enough you will find bloody leaks. And there are leaks here for sure. One, Juan Urango is the naturally smaller man, fighting most of his career at junior welterweight. Most people forget that Berto started his career at 154 pounds. Size advantage Berto.
Two, although he’s faced good competition, Urango’s an ordinary 1-1-1 in his three biggest fights. In his biggest tests against Cosme Rivera, David Estrada and Luis Collazo, Berto is 3-0. Competitive advantage Berto. And lastly, the apparent fight venue advantage for Urango may be minimal because Berto fights out of Florida himself. Advantage, no one.
Sticking with the steak analogy, the promotional job by Lou DiBella was well-done. As Berto’s promoter, his primary goal is to maximize his fighter’s reward (exposure and money) and minimize his risk (of losing). Mission accomplished.
Expect Berto to look spectacular in this fight and stop Urango in the late-to-middle rounds.
Mr. Dawson; good write up but consider that Berto has had some suspect performances again little to not known talent so this could be a closer fight than many would expect.
Why thank you Mister Boylan. Long time, no comment. Berto has indeed had some of those spotty performances BUT not when he’s faced smaller men. If he looks suspect in this one, then he may really be…ummm, suspect himself.
I commented on the last fight to ; ). Berto has amazing talent but at points he loses focus or gets lazy; against decent punchers this can be his biggest challenge
You did? 🙂 Welcome back anyway. 🙂 Berto appears to me more athlete than boxer. Which is good in that he can throw blistering punches from all angles, is in great shape and moves well. The downside is that he breaks a lot of classic boxing rules. Pulls straight back at times, doesn’t tuck in chin occasionally and often drops his hands in-close. I just think a seasoned, harder punching welter will expose these things. He’s still young though. We will see.