The return of Edgar Berlanga’s ring is discussed for March 2025 in Puerto Rico. Gabriel Rosado, 39 years old, (26-17-1, 15 KOs) is mentioned as a strong possibility for Berlanga to help him return to victory.
Berlanga can’t afford to throw up in front of his Puerto Rican fans, who praised him after his loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th. They will accept a loss for Canelo, but probably not against Rosado. That would be too far.
Edgar Berlanga adored in defeat
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Berlanga, who identifies with the country of origin of his parents, he traveled in the back of a truck in Puerto Rico after his loss, followed by a long line of fans who treated him like a superstar in defeat. To be sure, it was strange, but it showed how the fans are looking for a replacement for Miguel Cotto.
Why do they follow around Berlanga after a lopsided loss? I still don’t understand. He fought Canelo poorly and hadn’t done anything with his career before being blessed with this title shot.
Rosado is not that far from Berlanga in terms of talent. If Rosado had beaten the 22 tomato cantinas that Berlanga has beaten to get his wins, he would have beaten them all and would have the same record.
The Philadelphia-born Rosado turns 39 on Jan. 13 and hasn’t won a fight in three years since his third-round knockout victory over Bektemir Melikuziev on June 19, 2021. Rosado lost his last four fights since. That probably won’t stop Berlanga from fighting him because he matches up perfectly with the fighters he’s fought in the past to build his record.
Top Rank and Matchroom did a great job of leading Berlanga to a 22-0 record before Canelo Alvarez exposed him. It’s a shame that Berlanga didn’t have to fight at least a good opponent like him David Benavidez o David Morrell to get his title shot against Canelo.
Berlanga (22-, 17 KOs) lost a 12-round unanimous decision to WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas. Canelo won by scores of 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
Berlanga received a scholarship between $1-3 million for the fight, with another 20% from the PPV money. So, he’ll be a millionaire in his next fight in March, and there won’t be too much pressure on him if he’s matched up against Rosado.
It was a one-sided fight for the most part, but Berlanga used his massive 193 lb frame to walk the smaller Canelo to land some good shots in a losing effort.
Fans criticized Berlanga for struggling to survive and being afraid to let go of his hands for fear of being knocked down. This was a vile way of fighting, but it made sense.
Going the distance, Berlanga could boast going 12 rounds later, and still has options for nice paydays against Jaime Munguia, William Scull and Diego Pacheco. Berlanga wouldn’t have those options if Canelo knocked him out.
“They tell me that they are thinking about the return of Edgar Berlanga Jr in March 2025 in Puerto Rico. Nothing has been decided yet about the opponent for the Super Middleweight contender,” said Salvador Rodriguez X.
Edgar’s Road to Canelo Rematch
Berlanga has already drawn a path for a rematch with Canelo, saying that he wants to defeat Jaime Munguia or capture the IBF title, and then use those one of these two victories to get a quick second fight.
It sounds silly, but you can understand why Berlanga would want a second fight with the Mexican star because he won’t make that kind of money fighting anyone. Also, Berlanga’s career will be over quickly once he starts facing talented contenders like Diego Pacheco, Osleys Iglesias and Christian Mbilli. Never beat any of those guys.
