Caleb Plant wants to “Whoop” Edgar Berlanga.

Caleb Plant wants a fight against Edgar Berlanga next because he feels he knows he will “hit his (backside) if he gets the chance to fight him. However, Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) doesn’t think Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) is interested in fighting him after his recent loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.

Berlanga (27) says he wants Jaime Munguia or Jermall Charlo. He believes those fights will lead him back to a rematch against Canelo, which is his main goal. He got a big multi-million payday against Canelo, and he wants another.

Plant captured the WBA interim 168-lb title with a ninth-round knockout victory over Trevor McCumby on the Canelo-Berlanga undercard on September 14. With the WBA interim belt, Plant feels he can get a rematch with Canelo. Plant lost to Canelo by 11th round knockout on November 6, 2021

Berlanga surprisingly didn’t slip far down the rankings after his 12-round unanimous decision loss to Canelo. He should have been let down but wasn’t and you can understand why. He is popular in New York and in Puerto Rico. Berlanga is ranked #4 WBA, #4 WBC, and #5 WBO

“I would like to fight Berlanga next, even if he lost. I think this is a great fight for boxing. The fans will love it; I would love it. This is a fight I want,” Caleb Plant told the Sean Zittel channel about Edgar Berlanga wanting to fight next. “Munguia, Mbilli, these are all big fights.”

The fans would love to see Plant and Berlanga fight, but there is no interest on Edgar’s part to take the fight as he is looking for the biggest money fights possible. Berlanga-Plant is not as big as Berlanga-Munguia or against Jermall.”

The fans would like to see Plant and Berlanga fight, but there is no interest on Edgar’s part to make the fight.

“I think so. Eddie Hearn knows I’m serious,” Plant said when asked if he believed a fight could take place between him and Berlanga. “I don’t just pee. He knows I’m serious about it, and I think that makes sense. The boxing world would. So why not?”

Hearn wants to rebuild Berlanga, which is why he talked about matching him against a lower level first, then a bigger name. Gabriel Rosado is one of the names mentioned.

“I think he was asked a question recently: ‘Do you want to fight Caleb?’ He was like, ‘There’s Chalro and Munguia. It’s the guys.’ With that answer, he didn’t sound super interested. Me whooping his a**,” Plant said when asked how his fight with Berlanga would go.

Berlanga has already said he is not interested in fighting Plant because he wants Munguia or Jermall. It’s pretty clear what Berlanga is all about. He is a businessman-type fighter who strategically chooses his opponent. If Berlanga can’t get Munguia or Jermall, he should look in Plant’s direction, but he probably won’t. He is too dangerous.

“The IQ, the stake generalship, fundamentals and my heart. Everything. Even on the inside. I’m a better inner fighter than him. I have many more tricks than him. I have many more traps than him. Mark is a good coach, but I also have better teachers than him.”

No one is arguing that Berlanga can match Plant in terms of skills, and he himself knows that he doesn’t have the kind of ability to win that fight. This is why he shows no interest in fighting him.

“Berlanga, just because he comes in the ring pretty heavy doesn’t mean he’s a better inside fighter than me. So, I wouldn’t worry about that,” Plant said.

Berlanga is not an inside fighter, although he is big for the 168-lb division. He is a middleweight fighter who has wins over mostly lower level fighters.