Promoter Eddie Hearn fired following Edgar Berlanga who blamed him for failing to make the money to set him up for a title shot against the IBF superweight champion William Scull, which he said would open the door for a profitable Rematch with Canelo Alvarez.
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Hearn says Scull wanted more than the $ 1.5 million that Berlanga (22-1, 17 COs) said. He says they followed the contract they had with Berlanga. They will not pay if the money written in the contract with Berlanga for the final battle over his agreement with the match room.
Payout of $ 12 million
Eddie says he delivered and made Berlanga the Canelo fight and made over $ 12 million in its three battles With match. All of them were headlines. Hearn says Berlanga is not against Jonathan Gonzalez Orthiz on Saturday, as he agreed that he was struggling to be on the bottom map for the money offered.
Berlanga’s three battles with match room
– Canelo Alvarez
– Padraig McCrory
– Jason Quigley
“It’s important to note that in our three fights with Edgar Berlanga he was on the Madison Square Garden against Jason Quigley. He was sitting here against Padraig McCrory (Orlando, Florida), and then he against Canelo Alvarez in the T-Mobile (Arena in Las Vegas), ”Eddie Hearn said Fighting type About what match room for Edgar Berlanga delivered in the three fights he was with them.
‘He made more than $ 12 million with us. We completely changed his life and his career, ”Hearn continued on Edgar. “What we did is that we delivered everything we ever promised and more. We do it again Saturday night. It is a good fight for him to return to his winning roads and then move on to a bigger battle. If it’s with us, fantastic. We would like to continue that relationship. “
The Berlanga CV is unworthy of a fighter who assesses the kind of money he earned with the match room. Of his 22 wins, all were against fewer fighters. Hearn was still able to battle Berlanga in a fight with Canelo Maneuver without facing one of the murderers, such as David Benavidez, David Morrell, Diego Pacheco, Caleb Plant or Chistian Mbilli. The guys who beat Berlanga to get the Alvarez fight were Gawdawful.
“If not, we say, ‘Good luck, Edgar. We have completely delivered to you about our wildest dreams. “Edgar has a great belief in his commercial stars,” says Hearn. ‘Many fighters want to be partners or their own promotional companies, but none of them want to put the money on the table. None of them want to take the risk. “
Berlanga is likely to sell tickets in New York, but it will not last forever if he cannot beat the top five contenders. The dream he has to beat someone like Jaime Munguia or Jermall Charlo to get a re -broadcast with Canelo Alvarez is unrealistic. It’s not going to happen. Canelo will never fight against him again because it is not his style to give the fighters he haunts.
Under map drop
” Yes, it’s a partnership. In the promotional company you are working for me. ” Okay, no problem. If the tickets are not going very well and we lose $ 1 million, are you for half? “” Oh, no. ” “Okay, we take the risk and you want the logo in the background.” That’s how it works, ”says Hearn.
‘We do what’s on the contract (with Berlanga). We did not ask for a bottom map slot. They did this because they agreed to a certain amount of money, and they said, ‘It’s not a title fight. It is an undercore fight. So we will only fight on an undercap in the Comeback fight. “I said,” Okay, “and we’re moving forward. He got an absolute fortune to fight Canelo Alvarez.
“What he has to do is turn on, because it’s not going to be a Gimme (Jonathan Gonzalez Orthiz), this struggle. It is a difficult child. It is a chance for him to change his life. If you start thinking with your head everywhere. What you can’t afford is to look bad in this battle, and what you certainly can’t do is lose in this battle, ‘says Hearn.
Last updated on 03/14/2025
