Via Sean Jones: Eddie Hearn is trying to sign famous New York player Edgar Berlanga to face Canelo Alvarez in 2024.
Hearn still says that Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) needs to prove himself against three world-ranked contenders this year so he can fight Canelo.
Unfortunately, Hearn doesn’t say who the 25-year-old Berlanga has to beat in his three games this year, but hopes it’s not a bunch of old, faded veterans or world champions. gender is 40 years old.
You could argue that the promoters are looking to sign Berlanga so they can take advantage of his selling power. ticket in New York. His fans come to see him and don’t seem to care that he is fighting the unfortunate outcry.
You have to credit Hearn for being honest, at least, about his intentions to get Berlanga into a money fight with Canelo Alvarez as soon as possible. That should happen soon as Berlanga was almost beaten up by Steve Rolls, 38, 38 years old last year, and he’s already struggling in a life-or-death battle with Marcelo Esteban Coceres in 2021.
The fact that Berlanga has struggled with a second-place opponent since Top Rated stopped matching him with taxi drivers in 2021, it’s not a good sign that he will be able to hit the mark. beat the three world ranking contenders unless Hearn picks the 14th or #15 subordinates so he earns a match against Canelo with ease.
“I hope so too. We’ve had a nice meeting with him. He’s obviously meeting everyone, but the fight for Edgar Berlanga, depends on him proving himself. At that level, it’s Canelo Alvarez. Mexico vs. Puerto Rico. It’s a monster fight,” Eddie Hearn told fight about him potentially signing Edgar Berlanga to his Boxing Matchroom cage and bringing him in with Canelo Alvarez.
“Not until next year. I think he’ll have three fights and then he’ll be ready.” Hearn talked about when Berlanga could take on Canelo if he signed with Matchroom. “You can’t take that fight now and say it’s a competitive war. I think it’s going to be very competitive, but we need to see Edgar Berlanga play against world-ranked fighters. But if you do it right and if he’s capable, that fight is huge, but there’s a lot of work to be done.
“I like Edgar Berlanga, I think he is a great personality, he has a lot of followers, he is interesting, he plays well at the gate, and I would love to welcome him in. with the Matchroom team. So we will see.
“He is a good fighter. That’s the thing. He passed 16 people, then he got injured and then he got a few [four] victory point. ‘Oh, he’s just exaggerating.’ It’s just the world we live in. He is a very good fighter.
“Like I said, there’s a lot of hype behind him, a lot of popularity and I think he has a lot to offer,” Hearn said of Berlanga.
