Edgar Berlanga believes he can get a rematch in opposition to Canelo Alvarez inside a yr and a half. He says he’ll beat Jaime Munguia, then seize one of many titles at tremendous middleweight, after which face Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) for the undisputed. Berlanga has little interest in preventing Caleb Plant as a result of he thinks {that a} combat between him and Munguia will do huge PPV numbers.
It’d take greater than Berlanga beating Munguia and capturing one of many belts for him to get a second combat in opposition to Canelo. He could need to beat the likes of Caleb Plant, Diego Pacheco, and Osleys Inglesias along with defeating Munguia to get a rematch with Canelo.
The way in which Berlanga is speaking, he thinks he can take this backdoor path to a second combat in opposition to Canelo like he did to get the title shot within the first place. He didn’t beat anybody good throughout his profession, constructing a 22-0 document.
He was a textbook definition of a fighter with a manufactured document, as he didn’t need to undergo a collection of robust fights to earn the title shot. To get “the bag” from Canelo, Berlanga beat two British fighters, Jason Quigley and Padraig McCory.
He’d seemingly have by no means gotten the shot if Berlanga had not needed to beat good opponents like Plant, Inglesias, Munguia, and Pacheco. Canelo didn’t maintain it in opposition to Berlanga that he’d by no means fought good opposition as a result of if he had instructed him to earn it by preventing some or all of these fighters, he’d have by no means performed it.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) misplaced to Canelo by a 12-round unanimous choice on September 14th on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. The combat wasn’t that shut with the judges scoring it 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
“I do know we are able to get that rematch in a yr and a half, and I do know for a undeniable fact that I can beat him for certain,” mentioned Edgar Berlanga to Sways Universe about his perception that he’ll get a rematch in opposition to Canelo Alvarez in a yr and a half.
It’s extremely uncertain that Berlanga will ever get a rematch with Canelo, and he received’t beat him. He was badly overmatched of their combat, and that received’t change.
“This was my first world title combat. It was a unification. It may have been for undisputed,” mentioned Berlanga. “Proper now, Caleb [Plant] is on the radar, however proper now, I need Munguia. That combat with PPV numbers and the gate. He’s a giant attract Mexico. You noticed me and Canelo. We simply did historical past. Me and Munguia would do the identical factor,” mentioned Berlanga.
Berlanga could must combat Plant if Canelo isn’t awed by a win for him over Munguai. If Canelo chooses to disregard Berlanga, he’ll must proceed to combat in good opposition till he agrees to combat him.
If Berlanga fights Munguia, he’s going to be in for a really robust match-up as a result of Jaime is a greater fighter offensively than him. Munguia isn’t the scale of Berlanga, however his expertise is superior to his, and so is his expertise.
“After I beat him, I need that rematch [with Canelo Alvarez]. I believe we had an amazing combat. He’d acquired lots of respect for me now,” mentioned Berlanga. “He noticed the numbers we did. It was an amazing combat from spherical one to spherical twelve. I really consider he’ll give me one other shot.
“I believe I’ll need to go on the market and seize a world title. Just like the WBO if he releases the WBO or WBA. If I seize a title, I consider we are able to make it occur. Subsequent yr goes to be a giant yr. I’m a future PPV star. PPV King, the Face of Boxing,” mentioned Berlanga.
I ponder if Berlanga really believes what he’s saying about being a future PPV King and Face of Boxing. If he was that nice, he wouldn’t have misplaced the way in which he did in opposition to Canelo. He additionally would have taken the combat in opposition to David Morrell.
