Edgar Berlanga was unable to gain weight today, and arrives at 169 1/2 pounds at the weigh-in for his ten-round co-match against Jonathan Gonzalez Organ for this Saturday night on March 15 in the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida.
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Light heavy?
This is a clear sign that Berlanga should go up to lightweight (175) because he allegedly rehydrated after 193 for his last struggle. He must fight in a weight class he can make. It is understandable that he does not want to move until 175, because that is where all the murderers are. The light heavyweight division is filled with talented fighters who would destroy a limited man like Berlanga, and his career would be over almost immediately.
Even with a protective promotional company like Top Rank or Matchroom, they couldn’t do much with Edgar if he competed against lightweight. There are too many good fighters for them to maneuver Berlanga around everyone.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 CO’s) claims to have had the flu, and knew he would not be able to gain weight, but preferred to stay on the map. However, he has been looking heavy for months and apparently celebrates his loss of Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez in September.
If he revealed that he was struggling with the flu, Berlanga could benefit if he lost to Gonzalez Organ (20-0-1, 16 COs), or if he struggled to win. Yet it is a bad look for him to miss weight by 1.6 pounds because he is about to become a free agent. Saturday is super -mid -weight contender Berlanga’s final battle over his contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Company, and he says he wants to sign with another promoter or network ‘The big bag. “
If you are a promoter, you should look at Berlanga’s colossal size for the 168 pound section, his unilateral loss of Canelo, and his weak resume and conclude that he is not someone who will be useful for fighting against top opposition against Super Middle Wight. That’s if he can even make weight.
He will be suitable for a single fight against one of the contenders, which he is likely to lose bad, and then it is over. Berlanga is the type to be linked to poor opposition, the way the top rank did and how Hearn Him maneuver.
Fighter or weak?
“People don’t know, but I had the flu. I struggled with my health, and I knew at some point that I couldn’t do it, ‘Edgar Berlanga told Fighting typeAnd explain why he missed weight today and came over the pound of 168 pounds in 1.6 pounds for his most important support fight against Jonathan Gonzalez Organ this Saturday night in Orlando.
The flu does not explain why Berlanga has looked like a cross weight since his loss of Canelo last September. He has always been great, but he seems to have filled in after the defeat.
“Everyone who is there, they know that I take this sport very seriously, especially with my health. There is nothing to say. We are still fighting. I want to tell my fans that the others are not what it is. We could have gotten out of the fight if we wanted to be on my health situation. I’m a fighter, Bro.
“I’m just going to go there and make the show happen. I made many fans come here, buy tickets and airline tickets, flights, from Puerto Rico. We’re going to tackle tomorrow. Show in tomorrow. You’re going to see what happens.
“He has something to prove. See what happened to Munguia, ”Berlanga said of his little well-known 35-year-old opponent, Jonathan Gonzalez Orientiz, who watched in a bad physical condition today, with a father’s body. “It can’t be we on March 15,” says Berlanga.
Last updated on 03/14/2025
