CAnelo Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) once again takes on a new challenger to his throne, and the Mexican monarchy remains consistent after losing at super middleweight. Unanimous Decision (117-10, 118-109, 118-109) a Edgar Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs). If anyone expected the hungry young lion to give a surprise, he fell far short of giving it and ’s champion retained all three of his crowns (WBC, WBA and WBO) at a weight that has beaten everyone that has been placed before it.
Canelo dominated ‘chosen’ (Selected) Berlanga from start to finish thanks a Great variety in their hitting and strong defense. He pressured Berlanga at all times and put him in serious trouble, especially in the third, ninth and tenth. Great work from Category King who showed that he is still on the crest of the wave. He dropped the American fighter of Puerto Rican descent with a powerful left hand in the third round.He couldn’t finish the fight there, because if the Puerto Rican showed anything, it was courage and he could take on anyone. Saul Alvarez is a very entertaining and complete fight, he always starts with a clear size disadvantage.
‘The Select One’ came for this competition 72 Strikes like a professional in the ring 496 His opponent and this was noted as expected, but ‘The Choice One’ showed it Good material to work with. He came out responsive, but lacked the resources to respond to his opponent’s pressure.
Canelo continues Unified Super Middleweight Champion one night Caleb PlantOne of the most complete opponents he’s had recently, he excelled against Trevor McCumbie, who was knocked out in the ninth round. The American has already put his hand up to fight the man from Guadalajara again, although the knockdown in the fourth round didn’t help him.. We also have Cuba as a future opposition William Scull And to German Vladimir ShishkinWho will play for the vacant IBF title that Canelo previously completed his collection. Don’t forget that there are two fights on the horizon for the Mexican that could pique the interest of the crowd that could face him. David Benavidez or Terence Crawford. Revenge against buffalo If he defeats the fearsome Beterbiev and unifies the light heavyweight division it will be a fantastic challenge.
This is how the fight went
The truth is, Berlanga looks physically very strong, although he doesn’t dominate with his size. A first round trial in which Brooklyn’s ‘Boricua’ showed off his left jab and blocked the champion well. In the second Canelo took the initiative but luckily his opponent responded for the show. In the third, a big left to the jaw dropped the challenger, who quickly got up. The champion chased his prey to finish the job, but ‘The Selen One’ braved the next exchange and came out alive.. By then you could already see how Alvarez knocked his opponent down with hard body blows. The Mexican, in fact, withdrew from his entire repertoire.
In the fifth round he was furious about his opponent’s illegality and this even caused him to go up a gear. The American was not intimidated even though he received more than he gave. In the sixth the boxer of Puerto Rican descent landed some good blows and Seventh was able to push his opponent into the center of the ring for the first time in the fight. In the eighth, the man from Guadalajara gave everything to clarify who was in charge and finish the fight in full view of the judges. Thus the decisive section is reached. The ninth round was a great punishment for Berlanga, who absorbed a right hand and all manner of blows to open Canelo’s mouth in the next round. The same is true in the tenth class as well. Berlanga tried to respond in the last two, but always found no answer.
Canelo fights for the world title undefeated
– Austin Trout (Canelo via Unanimous Decision)
– Floyd Mayweather (Mayweather by majority decision)
– Liam Smith (Canelo by KO 9th round)
– Gennady Golovkin 1 (split decision draw)
– Gennady Golovkin 2 (Canelo by majority decision)
– Callum Smith (Canelo via Unanimous Decision)
– Billy Joe Sanders (Canelo due to 8th round withdrawal)
– Caleb Plant (Canelo by TKO in 11th round)
– Dmitry Bivol (Jive by Unanimous Decision)
– Jaime Mungia (Canelo via Unanimous Decision)
– Edgar Berlanga (Canelo via Unanimous Decision)
