
‘This Canelo beats 24- to 26-year-old Canelo,’ says Alvarez
The ongoing battle with Father Time is not a fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is concerned about heading into his matchup against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
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The ongoing battle with Father Time is not a fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is concerned about heading into his matchup against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Whichever promoter handles Saul "Canelo" Alvarez’s next bout and whomever his opponent, a solid, traditional date awaits, trainer Eddy Reynoso told BoxingScene: Cinco de Mayo weekend.

Even Edgar Berlanga's closest allies surely have doubts about his chances of upsetting Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Saturday. But his getting this far is an unlikely victory of sorts. Can he pull off another?

Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga may carry contrasting levels of zeal into Saturday night’s three-belt super middleweight title fight, but they carried within one pound of the same weight Friday morning as they officially weighed in.

David Benavidez’s team becomes the unofficial president of Edgar Berlanga’s fan club ahead of the underdog's mighty challenge to Canelo Alvarez.

In a state deluged by political ads and campaign stops, Nevada’s clash of boxing and UFC cards this weekend joins the party, with some casting it as The Strip’s own tiny referendum on Democratic versus MAGA politics.

It’s hard to say how close to the end Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is, but in any case, the clock is ticking. If he is interested in challenging himself, though, several opponents remain who can augment his legacy.

Eddie Hearn acknowledges that Edgar Berlanga has to fight an almost perfect fight to emerge victorious against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Saturday, but he insists that, win or lose, Berlanga will come to fight.

For so long, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez pushed to test himself against more experienced fighters or in fights with uncertain outcomes. But as he readies to face Edgar Berlanga on Saturday, something has changed.

Edgar Berlanga says “it means everything” to be headlining a major Las Vegas fight card for the first time Saturday against unified super middlweight champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.