On Saturday night, a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico clash will take place as the unified super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) will take on the very determined undefeated challenger Edgar Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on Amazon Prime Video PPV/DAZN PPV.
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Canelo Alvarez is a future hall of famer who has been the gold standard for several years. Like most super-middleweights, Edgar Berlanga placed Canelo on his radar at an early point in his career, and now he is set to fight for the WBC/WBA/WBO titles.
A product of Brooklyn, New York, Edgar Berlanga started his pro boxing career in spectacular fashion as he posted 16 straight first-round knockouts. During the course of his next five fights, Berlanga continued to win, but he wasn’t able to produce the knockouts the fans were expecting.
Finally, on the night of February 24, 2024, after going through a three-year drought, Berlanga was able to get back to his normal way of winning. With 25 seconds left to go in the sixth round, Berlanga hit Padraig McCrory with a vicious overhand right that sent McCrory down to the canvas.
McCrory made an attempt to get up, but while he was struggling to rise to his feet, his corner put a halt to the contest by throwing in the towel. Berlanga finally posted a long overdue stoppage victory, and he did it against a ranked opponent.
Now Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has the chance to fulfill his dream as he’s set to fight for the unified super-middleweight world title. Berlanga is on the verge of competing against a man who many consider to be the face of boxing.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made his pro boxing debut at the age of 15, and now, nineteen years later, he’s reached the point of his career where he calls the shots. The 34-year-old Alvarez is the face of boxing, and he’s also known to be the cash cow.
Back in November 2021, the unified champion Canelo Alvarez defeated Caleb Plant via 11th-round stoppage. With the victory, Alvarez collected Plant’s IBF title, and he officially became the undisputed super-middleweight world champion.
Canelo Alvarez would go on to successfully defend his undisputed crown a total of four times. Due to Alvarez declining to face mandatory challenger William Scull, the IBF decided to strip him. Now Alvarez is set to defend his unified title against a young, hungry competitor.
The hard-hitting 27-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Edgar Berlanga is ready for his opportunity to perform under the bright lights. He has heard the comments from the doubters, and he’s ready to prove them wrong.
Due to Berlanga’s power, the cliche thing to say is he has a puncher’s chance, but that may not be the case because Canelo has one of the best chins in boxing history. Dmitry Bivol showed that being defensively responsible, a solid jab, and volume punching beats Canelo, but is Berlanga capable of following the blueprint?
On Saturday night September 14th, Edgar Berlanga has a chance to make his dream become a reality. Berlanga believes Canelo is underestimating him, and on fight night he plans on dethroning the king.
“He’s overlooking me, and he doesn’t respect me,” said Berlanga. “Canelo is in the way of my dreams now. I’m the Chosen One, and I’m ready to become the face of boxing. I’m going to knock him the f*** out.”
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