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Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will return to the ring this Saturday, September 14 when i face the invincible Edgar Berlanga 12 rounds of T-Mobile Arena from Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the star-studded fight of the evening, Canelo will be looking for retain their World Boxing Council titles (WBC), from World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA) in the category super middleweight.
The Mexican will arrive at the American Coliseum after a unanimous decision victory over his compatriot. Jaime Munguia in May; while his opponent is coming off a win over the Irishman Padraig McCrory via technical knockout.
Who is Edgar Berlanga?
Born in Brooklyn, New YorkBerlanga proudly considers himself Puerto Ricowhere his parents are from and the country he chose to represent from the start of his professional and amateur career, which began at the age of seven and brought him a record 162 wins and 17 losses.
His track record also includes gold and bronze medals V US Junior National Championships.
As a professional, he took his first steps in 2016 yearwhen he won by knockout Jorge Pedrosa in a fight in AguascalientesMexico, starting a series 22 wins, zero losses and 17 knockouts.16 of them resulted in fights ending in the first round.
— Edgar Berlanga Jr. (@EdgarBelangaJr) September 4, 2024
By 2020, he had already won 16 first-round matches, which also helped him to equal official record of the American Arthur Suskind “Young Otto”entered at the beginning 1900s; The Berlanga brand came to an end in 2021 when Demond Nicholson He went to great lengths to secure his first decision win, in this case a unanimous one.
Despite his good professional image, his name suddenly made headlines when he starred in the film The Mike Tyson Incidenttrying biting his opponent Romer Alexis Angulo on the shoulder in a fit of frustration. Despite apologizing after the fight, which he won by unanimous decision, he was disqualified for six months And fined 10 thousand dollars.
WITH 27 years oldheight 1.85 meters and equal range, Berlanga will have an advantage at a distance ofCinnamon‘, which with 1.75 meters and 34 years old.must be physically in control to try to take the fight the distance and not lose the titles in his category.
What time and where to watch Canelo Berlanga fight on Saturday?
This time the main fight is planned Saturday, September 14and on the occasion of the celebration of the independence of Mexico. The start is scheduled for 20:45.time in central Mexico and you will have different options to see in the country.
Azteca 7, Azteca UNO, ADN 40, Channel 5 and Disney+ will have broadcast rights fight, and it will also be available in the DAZN app, but at an additional cost to users.
It’s 🇲🇽 vs. 🇵🇷 on Saturday, September 14th, in a match against the super middleweight champion of the world. @Canelo fights invincible @EdgarBerlangaJrLive on PBC PPV @PrimeVideo from @TMobileArena!
Also WBA middleweight champion. @Laraboxing will fight with two-time world champion… pic.twitter.com/SOcBuPVvDf
— Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) August 19, 2024
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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