Edgar Berlanga believes he can get a rematch towards Canelo Alvarez inside a 12 months 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 combating Caleb Plant as a result of he thinks {that a} struggle between him and Munguia will do massive PPV numbers.
It would take greater than Berlanga beating Munguia and capturing one of many belts for him to get a second struggle towards Canelo. He could should beat the likes of Caleb Plant, Diego Pacheco, and Osleys Inglesias along with defeating Munguia to get a rematch with Canelo.
The best way Berlanga is speaking, he thinks he can take this backdoor path to a second struggle 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 should undergo a collection of powerful fights to earn the title shot. To get “the bag” from Canelo, Berlanga beat two British fighters, Jason Quigley and Padraig McCory.
He’d probably 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 combating some or all of these fighters, he’d have by no means completed 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 struggle wasn’t that shut with the judges scoring it 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
“I do know we are able to get that rematch in a 12 months and a half, and I do know for a undeniable fact that I can beat him for certain,” mentioned Edgar Berlanga to Sways Universe about his perception that he’ll get a rematch towards Canelo Alvarez in a 12 months and a half.
It’s extremely uncertain that Berlanga will ever get a rematch with Canelo, and he received’t beat him. He was badly overmatched of their struggle, and that received’t change.
“This was my first world title struggle. It was a unification. It might have been for undisputed,” mentioned Berlanga. “Proper now, Caleb [Plant] is on the radar, however proper now, I would like Munguia. That struggle with PPV numbers and the gate. He’s a giant attract Mexico. You noticed me and Canelo. We simply did historical past. Me and Munguia would do the identical factor,” mentioned Berlanga.
Berlanga could must struggle Plant if Canelo isn’t awed by a win for him over Munguai. If Canelo chooses to disregard Berlanga, he’ll must proceed to struggle in good opposition till he agrees to struggle him.
If Berlanga fights Munguia, he’s going to be in for a really powerful match-up as a result of Jaime is a greater fighter offensively than him. Munguia isn’t the scale of Berlanga, however his expertise is superior to his, and so is his expertise.
“After I beat him, I would like that rematch [with Canelo Alvarez]. I believe we had a fantastic struggle. He’d acquired a number of respect for me now,” mentioned Berlanga. “He noticed the numbers we did. It was a fantastic struggle from spherical one to spherical twelve. I really imagine he’ll give me one other shot.
“I believe I’ll should 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 imagine we are able to make it occur. Subsequent 12 months goes to be a giant 12 months. I’m a future PPV star. PPV King, the Face of Boxing,” mentioned Berlanga.
I’m wondering 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 best way he did towards Canelo. He additionally would have taken the struggle towards David Morrell.
