Edgar Berlanga: record, next fight and profile →
Edgar Berlanga is on the verge of fighting for the lineal super middleweight championship and three of the division’s four major world titles. But he also recognizes that his time in the class won’t last forever.
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Beyond the literal fight that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has to take on inside the T-Mobile Arena ring against Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Alvarez has found his drawing power in battle against the UFC and its backers.
If I only had $20 for every time a boxing trainer, manager or figure would end their endorsement of a fighter with the back-up caveat, “Ask Brad Goodman what he thinks…”
Erislandy Lara is preparing to defend his WBA middleweight title against Philadelphia’s former two-division champion Danny Garcia on September 7, on the undercard of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga.
It’s the first big rodeo for Edgar Berlanga, and he’s digging in his boots and riding high in the saddle as he hopes to rope the super-middleweight king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez isn’t just the unified super middleweight champion – he’s also the unequivocal face of boxing and its fattest cash cow. After nearly 20 years as a professional, most of them on the sport’s biggest stages, Alvarez has proved his mettle as an A-list star on both sides of the ropes.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is confident that he could beat David Benavidez – and that his former conqueror could, too.
Diego Pacheco is a promotional teammate of Edgar Berlanga, but Pacheco takes issue with Berlanga getting the next crack at Saul "Canelo" Alvarez instead of him.
Dominic Valle is looking to continue climbing the junior-lightweight rankings, and hopes that Wednesday night will bring his transition from prospect to contender.