Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) already has a return date. After winning by unanimous decision over Jaime Munguia in May, The Mexican boxer had several options on the table, including the rumor of a fight between superstars against Terrence Crawford in the future, despite the fact that the pound-for-pound number one has an agreed fight. However, He ended up choosing Edgar Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) to fight on September 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The IBF forced him to fight William Scull so as not to be stripped of that belt, Therefore, by having chosen another boxer, he will automatically lose one of his four titles. Vladimir Shiskin will be in charge of fighting Scull to establish a new champion. ‘Canelo’ for his part will continue with the three WBO, WBC and WBA 168-pound belts still under his belt.
A dangerous rival with good background
Despite not being a well-known boxer, Edgar Berlanga has credentials that predict a great fight. Apart from arriving undefeated, The American comes from knocking down Padraig McCrory in the sixth round, and then challenged the Mexican on the microphones. His wish has ended up being fulfilled.
Billboard of the fight between Canelo and Berlanga.
Saúl has already found himself several times in the situation of facing a hungry and undefeated young man who comes to put his dominance at risk. Previously he has more than solved all his challenges, but on this occasion he even Eddie Hearn himself has given his blessing to a fight that if he won it would elevate him even more as one of the best in history. This event also will coincide with UFC 306 at ‘The Sphere’ in Las Vegas on the occasion of Mexican Independence Day. On other occasions they have squared schedules so as not to overlap fights, so we will have to see if they do the same on this occasion.
With three belts or four, the shadow of ‘Canelo’ continues to be immense, and His fights are always in the media spotlight to see how far he is able to take his legacy.
