NEW YORK – Pound-for-pound nice and Mexican famous person Canelo Álvarez and undefeated Puerto Rican knockout artist Edgar Berlanga went face-to-face Monday at a press convention in New York to preview their upcoming showdown as Canelo Promotions presents a Mexican Independence Day weekend extravaganza headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View occasion accessible on Prime Video going down Saturday, Sept. 14 from T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
The press convention additionally featured Cuban star and reigning WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara and hard-hitting two-division world champion and Puerto Rican star Danny “Swift” García as preview their 12-round co-main occasion between two of this period’s most achieved fighters. The pay-per-view may even see former tremendous middleweight world champion Caleb Plant tackle undefeated contender Trevor McCumby for the Interim WBA Tremendous Middleweight Title, whereas the previous 140-pound world champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero steps into the ring in opposition to the hard-hitting Manuel Jaimes in a 10-round bout opening the pay-per-view at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Moreover, former unified WBC and WBO World Champion at 122-pounds Stephen Fulton Jr. was in attendance on Monday to announce his upcoming September 14 bout that headlines PBC on Prime Video motion main into the pay-per-view as he faces hard-charging contender Carlos Castro in a 10-round featherweight bout.
The primary occasion showdown will ship the most recent chapter within the lengthy boxing rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico with the preventing delight of Mexico in Canelo Álvarez defending his unified WBC, WBA and WBO Tremendous Middleweight World Titles in opposition to Puerto Rico’s Edgar Berlanga, the WBA’s No. 1-Ranked Necessary Contender. Highlighted by quite a few historic matchups together with Salvador Sánchez vs. Wilfredo Gómez and Julio César Chávez Sr. vs. Héctor Camacho, Canelo isn’t any stranger to this heated rivalry, having defeated Puerto Rican Corridor of Famer Miguel Cotto in one of many greatest Mexico vs. Puerto Rico fights in latest reminiscence. For the Brooklyn-born Berlanga, who was joined on stage Monday by hip-hop legend Fats Joe, September 14 affords him an opportunity to honor his Puerto Rican heritage with a career-defining victory.
Along with the PPV being accessible for buy on Prime Video, no matter Prime membership, followers may even be capable of buy the PPV by way of DAZN.com. Moreover, followers can buy the PPV at PPV.com. On prime of these choices, followers will proceed to have the ability to entry the telecast by means of conventional cable and satellite tv for pc retailers.
Tickets for the reside occasion are on sale now by means of AXS.com. The occasion is promoted by Canelo Promotions and TGB Promotions, in affiliation with Matchroom Boxing.
Here’s what the press convention individuals needed to say Monday from Palladium Instances Sq.:
CANELO ÁLVAREZ
“I’m very joyful to be right here on this place representing Mexico versus Puerto Rico. I do know I’m dealing with a younger fighter and a powerful fighter, and I’m going to place all of my finest into coaching and into this struggle. I really like boxing and I really like what I do. I’m going to make this an ideal day for Mexico.
“This can be a good struggle for the followers. I do know he’s going to carry one thing completely different. It’s the sort of struggle you’re going to recollect.
“I do know he’s going to come back to carry all the pieces, and I’ll too. It’s the sort of struggle I take pleasure in quite a bit. I can’t wait.
“Mexico vs. Puerto Rico is historical past. There have been so many nice fights between them and that is going to be one other one added to that story. That is going to be an ideal evening for boxing.
“If he’s dreaming about preventing me, that’s excellent. He’s bought it. Goals coming true for him, however it’s gonna harm.”
EDGAR BERLANGA
“There’s a variety of doubt on the market on me, however I’ve been dealing with adversity all my life. That is my alternative to be legendary within the sport of boxing. September 14 goes to be one thing to recollect. Puerto Rico vs. Mexico is the most important rivalry in boxing and we’re making historical past September 14.
“Even when I had a world title, I’d nonetheless be neglected. No one wished to signal me once I went professional, I needed to dig my toes deep into the bottom and work. I really feel like I’m in the identical place proper now.
“Canelo is certainly going to carry the most effective out of me. He’s going to have the most effective Edgar Berlanga ever in entrance of him. Each time I step up, I step up my skills.
“This struggle is all about intelligence. We’ve got to verify we match him there. It’s will versus will. We’re not working. We’re going to remain proper there and we’re going to do what we do.
“I’ve been boxing for 20 years and we’ve been dreaming about this struggle. Once I first turned professional, Canelo was on my thoughts. I manifested this struggle.
“We’re coming to show up on September 14. We’ve got enterprise to deal with.”
ERISLANDY LARA
“I’m very grateful to my complete group for getting this struggle made efficiently. I can’t wait to get within the ring and see everybody on September 14. Puerto Rico vs. Cuba, let’s go!
“My group and I had Danny Garcia in thoughts all alongside. We got here to see him struggle in opposition to Jose Benavidez Jr. and he’s as marketed, an ideal champion of a number of divisions. That is the struggle that the followers deserve.
“He can speak the speak and suppose no matter he desires. Everybody is aware of who I’m and the way I struggle. We’ll see what occurs on September 14”
“I’m the reigning world champion, and that’s the way it’s going to stay till I retire.”
DANNY GARCIA
“This can be a historic struggle for me. It’s at all times been a dream of mine to be a three-division world champion. Now I’ve a tricky activity in entrance of me in Lara and we’re gonna make it an epic evening.
“I’m chasing a dream and I by no means cease till I get what I would like. I’m right here as a result of I’m an ideal fighter.
“This can be a struggle that I wished. He has the title and that’s what I used to be searching for. He desires my identify and I would like his title. It makes excellent sense. I’m coming to make historical past.
“Boxing is all psychological. You are able to do no matter you set your thoughts to. I do know mentally, I can do no matter I put my thoughts to. Weight is simply weight. Boxing is about talent and can. On the finish of the day, while you’re drained and also you go into these championship rounds, it’s about who’s bought the desire. He can field, however everybody is aware of Danny Garcia involves struggle.
“I wish to thank all my followers who’ve been affected person ready for me to come back again. Coming into this struggle, I’m excited to be sharing the stage with so many superb fighters, together with the face of boxing in Canelo.”
STEPHEN FULTON JR.
“It feels good to be again. I’m able to get in there once more. I see extra titles for me at 126 kilos.
“I used to be prepared to maneuver as much as 130-pounds, however I’m going to make a cease at 126 to win one other world title and grow to be a two-division champion. Then I’ll transfer up and do the identical factor once more.
“I can go so far as I wish to go on this division, it’s simply as much as me.”
EDDY REYNOSO, Canelo’s Supervisor & Coach
“Mexico vs. Puerto Rico has traditionally been a struggle, that’s the best way it’s at all times been. We’ve got seen that since these memorable Julio Cesar Chavez fights and since these Salvador Sanchez victories.
“Berlanga is a good Puerto Rican contender that desires to take all of the belts, however we’re in nice form and prepared to provide you all an ideal struggle on September 14”
TOM BROWN, President of TGB Promotions
“We’re excited to be again with one other big Canelo struggle, this one honoring Mexican Independence Day Weekend. This will probably be Canelo’s third struggle in a row underneath the Premier Boxing Champions banner and it’s been a pleasure to work with him, Eddy and their complete group as he will get able to tackle the hard-hitting top-rated contender Edgar Berlanga.
“On September 14 at T-Cell Area, the Mexican followers and Puerto Rican followers are going to be in for a wild scene out in Las Vegas. Not simply on struggle evening, however all week throughout struggle week. Nationwide delight is on the road, and everyone knows that Mexican fighters and Puerto Rican fighters like to slug it out. We’ve got an ideal evening and I’m trying ahead to it.
“We’ve got an ideal card to go along with this thrilling predominant occasion. Erislandy Lara is coming in off a knockout in March and has made for a lot of nice fights through the years, and he’ll be going up in opposition to top-of-the-line 140-pounders of all-time in Danny Garcia, who’s a throwback fighter at all times seeking to struggle the most effective.
“Including in a fighter as proficient and achieved as Stephen Fulton Jr. to headline the Prime Video portion of the occasion actually reveals what sort of nice card we now have on September 14.”
EDDIE HEARN, Chairman of Matchroom Sport
“It doesn’t get any larger than Canelo struggle weeks. I feel Edgar is being neglected and disrespected. He’s right here solely to win. He had 16 first spherical knockouts in his first 16 fights. He’s bought dynamite in his palms and he’ll put all the pieces on the road September 14.
“I do know Canelo desires actual fights and guys who will come at him to win. Edgar will come for a firefight. It’s even deeper than Puerto Rico vs. Mexico, as a result of that is the chance of a lifetime for Edgar Berlanga.
“That is going to be a wild week. Unbelievable scenes. However bear in mind one factor, Edgar Berlanga is coming to dethrone the king.”
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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