Edgar Berlanga had the media laughing at him at the moment when he mentioned that he’d been “dreaming” of Canelo Alvarez forward of their September 14th conflict on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Berlanga’s Weird Dream
The New Yorker Berlanga, 27, says he dreamed that Canelo was at one in every of his fights, watching him knock out some man. Afterward, he informed Berlanga that they have been going to ‘make historical past.’ When Berlanga woke, he knew then that the Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) struggle would occur for him on September 14th.
He doesn’t say why he bought the struggle towards Canelo quite than the extra deserving David Benavidez, who had been ready far longer and had achieved extra to deserve the match.
Like Canelo’s final opponent, Jaime Munguia, Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has focused Alvarez for a few years, and he’s lastly being given the chance subsequent month of their headliner on PBC on Prime Video and DAZN PPV.
Edgar Berlanga: “I had a dream with Canelo in my dream. He was at my struggle watching me, and I knocked the dude out. He mentioned, ‘Okay, we’re going to make historical past.’ He even set a date. After I wakened, I already knew I used to be getting the struggle in September 1000+.”
Canelo Alvarez: “Hey, somebody is dreaming about me. It’s excellent. I prefer it, and he bought it.”
It should be embarrassing for Canelo to listen to Berlanga gushing about preventing him as a result of it virtually appears like an individual who worships heroes.
How Berlanga ‘earned’ Canelo struggle:
– Padraig McCrory
– Jason Quigley
– Steve Rolls
– Roamer Alexis Angulo
– Marcelo Esteban Coceres
– Demond Nicholson
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“He mentioned, ‘You’re going to see on September 14th what’s coming,’” mentioned Canelo when requested what Berlanga mentioned to him throughout their face-off at the moment on the kickoff press convention. “He talked bizarre, so I couldn’t perceive. I mentioned, ‘We’ll see. You’re going to see one thing completely different. You’re going to expertise one thing completely different, that’s for certain.’”
Hearn’s Hype: Empty Phrases?
“Edgar Berlanga likes his spot on this one. Persons are speaking concerning the subsequent one [for Canelo]. He’s coming to struggle. He can punch, he’s younger, and he’s aggressive. He’s unscathed within the boxing world. Recent as a daisy and able to go,” mentioned promoter Eddie Hearn about his fighter Berlanga, who he just lately signed to his Matchroom firm final 12 months.
