Edgar Berlanga (23-0, 18 KOs) dominated out combating Caleb Plant subsequent following his first spherical knockout victory over Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz (20-1-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday evening in Orlando, Florida.
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Huge Struggle Hopes
In Edgar’s post-fight interview tonight on the Caribe Royale, he laid out his huge plans, saying he needs Jaime Munguia, Jermall Charlo and a rematch with Canelo Alvarez. The primary two choices are doable, however not the third towards Canelo.
You possibly can relate to Berlanga desirous to get a rematch with Canelo as a result of he obtained a large $10 million payday, which modified his life. Not one of the different fights on the market for him pays comparable cash, and his probabilities of beating the highest contenders at 168 or 175 are slim. Berlanga is like Cinderella, who was invited to the ball. As a substitute of seeing the fact of what it was, Edgar thinks it could actually occur once more. It could’t and it received’t.
Whereas he seemed nice tonight, however that was as a result of he was combating a 35-year-old fighter that only in the near past returned from a 10-year layoff. Even when Gonzalez-Ortiz was energetic 12 years in the past, he was a marginal fighter. Watch his combat towards Serhiy Dzinziruk from 2012. He seemed horrible, and that was when he was energetic. Berlanga seemed good tonight as a result of he was going through a poor opponent, who didn’t belong in the identical ring with him or anybody ranked within the high 15.
Alvarez will NOT give Berlanga a rematch on this lifetime as a result of their combat was a close to shutout final September. It was a whole mismatch with Edgar simply combating to outlive.
Canelo is close to retirement, and he received’t waste time going over previous floor, combating Berlanga once more simply because he needs “The bag.” Alvarez will combat the fellows that Turki Alalshikh needs him to in order that he could make huge cash.
Berlanga says he received’t transfer as much as 175 regardless of his colossal measurement and desires to combat Jaime Munguia or Jermall Charlo. When requested if he wished to combat former IBF tremendous middleweight champion Plant, Berlanga stated, “F*** Plant.” He then stated his targets had been Munguia or Jermall.
Jermall’s Standing
Charlo, 34, has fought solely as soon as within the final 4 years since 2021, towards former welterweight contender Jose Benavidez Jr. in 2023. A combat between Berlanga and Jermall may not promote on PPV.
It wouldn’t be the kind of contest {that a} promoter would wish to stick his neck out and pay the type of cash Berlanga would probably anticipate to get. He could be disillusioned if he thinks that’s a $10 million combat and even $5 million. Charlo is the forgotten man. His reputation from 2018 to 2021 is gone as a result of 4 years of inactivity.
‘F* Plant’
“Yeah, they love me from the Canelo combat,” stated Edgar Berlanga iFL TV tonight when requested if it’ll be simple for him to signal with PBC to get the Jermall Charlo or Caleb Plant combat now that he’s a free agent. “The entire workers at PBC, they love me. I bought the s*** out of that combat [Canelo Alvarez], and I introduced that charisma.
“I introduced an excellent combat for the followers, and now I’m a veteran. I’m up there with one of the best. I obtained to go on the market and carry out now. F*** Caleb Plant. We wish [Jaime] Munguia. We wish Jermall Charlo,” stated Berlanga when requested if he has a message to Caleb Plant. “Plant, you’re a b****.
“I obtained him out of there early and now I’m onto the following one,” stated Berlanga about his win over Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz tonight.
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