Promoter Oscar De La Hoya took a verbal shot at Canelo Alvarez throughout his ‘Clap Again Thursdays’ episode, belittling him for selecting Edgar Berlanga for his subsequent title protection on September 14th in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya Predicts Canelo Boycott
Many boxing followers view Berlanga as a hype job who doesn’t fee a title shot towards Canelo. De La Hoya stated that followers are beginning to “boycott Canelo” as a result of his ducking David Benavidez, who has already given up on attempting to combat him and has moved as much as 175.
Oscar states that Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) will want “luck” together with his combat towards Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs), competing with the UFC on September 14th.
The income that WBA/WBC/WBO tremendous middleweight champion Canelo will lose out on from ticket gross sales is simply the tip of the iceberg. The UFC occasion can even possible affect the Canelo-Berlanga PPV numbers.
“The September 14th combat has been made. Canelo vs. Edgar Berlanga, a combat that no one requested for. Followers are starting to boycott Canelo for persevering with to duck you recognize who,” stated Oscar De La Hoya on his Clap Again Thursdays, reacting to the information of Canelo Alvarez defending his three tremendous middleweight titles towards Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
Berlanga has been within the pipeline for a combat towards Canelo since Eddie Hearn signed him final 12 months. Instantly after signing the New Yorker Berlanga, Hearn started discussing eager to match him towards Canelo.
It’s too dangerous Hearn didn’t not less than match Berlanga towards a reputable contender for him to earn the Canelo combat as an alternative of getting it given to him after wins over these two lesser British fighters:
– Padraig McCrory
– Jason Quigley.
“Additionally, they’re going up towards the UFC at The Sphere. Good luck with making a splash with that one” stated De La Hoya.
It’s going to be troublesome for Canelo to promote out the 20,000-seat T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas on September 14th as a result of Berlanga isn’t a combat that followers are enthusiastic about. Berlanga is from New York, the place his giant Puerto Rican fanbase is situated.
Berlanga’s Bitter Announcement
“That is Edgar Berlanga. I wish to inform my combat followers that we bought the combat. Berlanga vs. Canelo, stay on September 14th in Las Vegas on PPV. For you haters, you’re going to eat your phrases,” stated Berlanga on social media, asserting his combat towards Canelo.
Berlanga sounded indignant and bitter at present in his message to followers about him getting the combat towards Canelo. As an alternative of being completely satisfied and upbeat about him lastly getting “that bag” that he’s been chirping about for the final 12 months, Berlanga sounded venomous.
“Don’t sleep on me since you’re going to be sleeping for a really very long time. Knockout season. Fireworks. You know the way we coming. Large New York,” stated Berlanga, sounding like he’s bought a chip on his shoulder about followers viewing him as a hype job that Canelo has picked out to get a simple win.
Berlanga’s message to his followers would imply one thing if he had the expertise to satisfy his remarks, however he doesn’t. He barely beat second-tier fighters Steve Rolls, Roamer Alexis Angulo, and Marcelo Conceres. These three fights confirmed that Berlanga has meager expertise and doesn’t belong preventing for a world title towards Canelo.
When Berlanga had the prospect to problem David Morrell Jr. for his WBA ‘common’ tremendous middleweight title earlier this 12 months, he handed it up, saying he wished to attend on a much bigger combat towards Canelo. If Berlanga believed in himself, he would have fought Morrell as an alternative of sitting and ready for the Canelo combat to full into his lap.
