Canelo Alvarez Vs. Edgar Berlanga Results: Winner And Highlights

Canelo Alvarez simply prevailed on Mexican Independence Day weekend with a unanimous resolution win (117-110, 118-109, and 118-109) over Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.

Whereas Berlanga was in a position to stay considerably energetic all through, he was soundly overwhelmed in each aspect of the game. Fortunately, the choice was indeniable. Nobody may make a case for Berlanga maintaining the combat shut. Somebody may say Canelo gained each spherical, and that is likely to be a stronger argument.

The important thing to Canelo’s win was his superior hand pace and boxing acumen. The Mexican icon repeatedly discovered a house for his jab and a few educated hooks from each side. A hook is what result in the one knockdown of the combat. Alvarez dropped Berlanga within the third spherical, however to the rugged Puerto Rican’s credit score, he acquired up, stayed within the firefight, and went 12 spirited rounds.

A fast and whacking left hook dropped Berlanga within the third spherical.

Berlanga wasn’t harm and acquired to his ft rapidly. He didn’t draw back after the knockdown. As an alternative, he stayed within the pocket much more and ate the punishment.

After the combat, Terence Crawford, who made it clear, he needs to combat Canelo, took X with this message.

Crawford might not get his want. Canelo has stated he needs to rematch Dmitry Bivol in Might if he defeats Artur Beterbiev and turns into the undisputed mild heavyweight champion.

Even nonetheless, Crawford’s attraction is a longshot. Former world champion and present analyst Shawn Porter referred to as Berlanga out for his “ethical” victory.

After the combat, Berlanga gave the impression to be proud of the chance. He made it a degree to thank Canelo a number of instances for the possibility, and it did come off as phrases from a man who by no means thought he had an opportunity to win.

It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how that take sits with followers–particularly hardcore Puerto Rican boxing lovers.

Canelo’s former promoter and present arch-enemy Oscar De La Hoya took to X to criticize the combat, presumably as a result of it didn’t finish with a KO.

Canelo might now not possess the KO energy he as soon as did, however his pure boxing expertise don’t seem to have pale. He proved himself massively higher than Berlanga, which was ok for the dominant win.

Canelo’s Final 5 Outcomes Earlier than Win Over Edgar Berlanga

• Win in opposition to Jaime Munguia by unanimous resolution at T-Cell Area, Las Vegas, on Might 5, 2024.
• Win in opposition to Jermell Charlo by unanimous resolution at T-Cell Area, Las Vegas, on October 1, 2023.
• Win in opposition to Gennady Golovkin by unanimous resolution at T-Cell Area, Las Vegas on September 17, 2022.
• Loss to Dmitry Bivol by unanimous resolution at T-Cell Area, Las Vegas, on Might 7, 2022.
• Win in opposition to Caleb Plant by TKO (punches) at MGM Grand Backyard Area, Las Vegas, on November 6, 2021.

If Canelo faces Bivol or Beterbiev in Might, he won’t have to fret about critics taking pictures at his alternative of opposition. Bivol and Beterbiev are monsters, and the previous already owns a win over Canelo.

Berlanga may need raised his inventory. Nobody gave him a lot of an opportunity to win the combat. If nothing else, he proved he was powerful.

Edgar Berlanga’s Final 5 Fights Earlier than Loss to Canelo Alvarez

• Win in opposition to Padraig McCrory by KO within the sixth spherical at Caribe Royale Orlando, Florida, on February 24, 2024.
• Win in opposition to Jason Quigley by unanimous resolution at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York, on June 24, 2023.
• Win in opposition to Steve Rolls by unanimous resolution at Hulu Theater, Madison Sq. Backyard, New York, on March 19, 2022.
• Win in opposition to Marcelo Esteban Coceres by unanimous resolution at T-Cell Area, Las Vegas on October 9, 2021.
• Win in opposition to Demond Nicholson by unanimous resolution at Silver Spurs Area, Kissimmee, Florida on April 24, 2021

That stated, some combat followers is likely to be barely turned off by his satisfaction with the loss.