Edgar Berlanga projected to return on March 8 in Puerto Rico
Jan 21, 2025 • 6:07 PM ET
Recent super-middleweight title challenger Edgar Berlanga is being pointed to a March 8 main event in Puerto Rico as he makes his first appearance since going the distance with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in September, officials told BoxingScene Wednesday.
Berlanga’s card – a sort of homecoming given his familial roots in the territory – will be streamed by DAZN.
Berlanga 22-1 (17 KOs) is expected to meet someone outside the multiple top-15 rankings, relying on the bout to move on cleanly from the Alvarez fight and proceed toward bigger fights, as the likes of former champion Caleb Plant, WBO No. 1 ranked Diego Pacheco and Mexico’s Jaime Munguia have been linked to potential 2025 dates with Berlanga, 27.
Officials connected to the Berlanga bout said finalizing some venue logistics and settling on one of two finalists were necessary before formalizing the card.
Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted in his admiration and appreciation for the fighters, gladiators who have proven to be the most forthcoming and candid of all the athletes he has interviewed over a career dating to 1990. Lance was honored to be named the 2022 winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence and he’s collected many BWAA writing awards in categories ranging from breaking news to deep-dive long features.
