Edgar Berlanga challenges Canelo Alvarez for his WBA/WBC/WBO tremendous middleweight titles on September 14th on the Mexican Independence Day vacation weekend on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. The Canelo-Berlanga occasion can be proven stay on DAZN and PBC on Prime Video PPV.
This struggle may be described as respectable, like driving by a automobile crash on the freeway. You may’t assist however look.
Berlanga isn’t the opponent that followers wished from Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs), however they’re caught with this. Canelo has picked Berlanga over Chris Eubank Jr. as his challenger. Alvarez wouldn’t threat his disguise combating David Benavidez or David Morrell and lose his three titles.
An Entertaining Throwback
With the famous person Canelo’s restricted choices, Berlanga was his greatest option to drive PPVs and promote tickets. Canelo didn’t need to hand over his September 14th Mexican Independence Day date to Dana White’s UFC, which is staging an occasion that evening in Las Vegas.
Berlanga was the one fighter that Canelo may use for the September 14th date apart from the damaging David Benavidez. Canelo wanted a preferred fighter that wouldn’t pose a threat for him.
Whereas Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) is seen as a weak, unworthy challenger with a laughable resume, he does carry a brawling type that can make the struggle with Canelo entertaining for so long as the competition lasts.
Berlanga is a primitive throwback fighter like James Kirkland, who comes out slugging with minimal abilities and is there to be hit. If Berlanga had been matched towards robust opposition by his previous promoters at Prime Rank and present ones at Matchroom, he would have been weeded out way back. He wouldn’t be getting this title shot towards Canelo.
Berlanga’s greatest profession wins:
– Padraig McCrory
– Roamer Alexis Angulo
– Marcelo Esteban Coceres
– Jason Quigley
– Steve Rolls
Lara vs. Garcia: A Potential Present-Stealer
WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara defends towards Danny Garcia within the chief help struggle on the September 14th occasion. The previous two-division world champion Garcia hasn’t fought in two years since his twelve-round majority resolution win over Jose Benavidez Jr. on July thirtieth, 2022.
It’s unknown what Danny, 36, has left after two years out of the ring, but it surely doesn’t matter. Followers who keep in mind Garcia throughout his greatest years from 2011 to 2017 can be glad to see him in motion towards the 41-year-old Cuban Lara.
Lara-Garcia would possibly steal this present from the principle occasion struggle between Canelo and Berlanga as a result of it seems to be a extra evenly matched struggle.
Promoter’s Dream Realized
“Edgar Berlanga’s nickname is the Chosen One, and I’m so comfortable he bought the golden decide for Sept. 14,” stated Promoter Eddie Hearn. “That is the struggle we dreamed about once we signed Edgar final 12 months, and he is able to give all the things for himself, his household, and Puerto Rico.”
Hearn has talked of wanting Berlanga to struggle Canelo since he signed the New Yorker final 12 months, and he’s not taken any probabilities with him.
In Berlanga’s two fights underneath Hearn’s Matchroom promotional umbrella, he’s fought Jason Quigley and Padraig McCrory. These will not be murderers’ row killers. Hearn has bought his want with Canelo blessing Berlanga with a cash struggle to get that “bag.” Now, it’ll be fascinating to see if Hearn retains Berlanga if he loses to Canelo.
He’ll have served his sole objective, and it is likely to be a waste of time for Hearn to maintain Berlanga round, particularly if he has to guard him to maintain him from getting overwhelmed.
Some boxing followers view Berlanga as a creation, a manufactured fighter purposefully matched towards tomato cans to ramp him up for this one large payday towards Canelo. It appears to be like that strategy to followers as a result of Berlanga’s resume is void of proficient contenders and full of middle-of-the-road fighters.
