Edgar Berlanga believes he can get a rematch towards 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 no real interest in preventing Caleb Plant as a result of he thinks {that a} battle between him and Munguia will do large PPV numbers.
It would take greater than Berlanga beating Munguia and capturing one of many belts for him to get a second battle towards 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 battle towards 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 report.
He was a textbook definition of a fighter with a manufactured report, 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 possible 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 towards Berlanga that he’d by no means fought good opposition as a result of if he had advised him to earn it by preventing some or all of these fighters, he’d have by no means achieved it.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) misplaced to Canelo by a 12-round unanimous choice on September 14th on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. The battle wasn’t that shut with the judges scoring it 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
“I do know we will get that rematch in a yr and a half, and I do know for a undeniable fact that I can beat him for certain,” stated Edgar Berlanga to Sways Universe about his perception that he’ll get a rematch towards Canelo Alvarez in a yr and a half.
It’s extremely uncertain that Berlanga will ever get a rematch with Canelo, and he gained’t beat him. He was badly overmatched of their battle, and that gained’t change.
“This was my first world title battle. It was a unification. It may have been for undisputed,” stated Berlanga. “Proper now, Caleb [Plant] is on the radar, however proper now, I need Munguia. That battle with PPV numbers and the gate. He’s an enormous attract Mexico. You noticed me and Canelo. We simply did historical past. Me and Munguia would do the identical factor,” stated Berlanga.
Berlanga could have to battle Plant if Canelo isn’t awed by a win for him over Munguai. If Canelo chooses to disregard Berlanga, he’ll have to proceed to battle in good opposition till he agrees to battle 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 dimensions 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 ideal battle. He’d acquired a variety of respect for me now,” stated Berlanga. “He noticed the numbers we did. It was an ideal battle 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 will make it occur. Subsequent yr goes to be an enormous yr. I’m a future PPV star. PPV King, the Face of Boxing,” stated Berlanga.
I ponder if Berlanga actually 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 towards Canelo. He additionally would have taken the battle towards David Morrell.
