Promoter Leonard Ellerbe predicts a knockout victory for Canelo Alvarez over Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in their showdown at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ellerbe believes Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) will give it a good try against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs), but it won’t be enough to prevent the inevitable from happening in excess not 27-year-old New Yorker.
Leonard notes that Berlanga has been talking a lot in the build up to the fight, and he wants to see if he can back up what he said that night. He has a lot to gain if he upsets Canelo, because there would be a rematch that would make him a fortune, and even if he lost, his career opportunities would be immense.
The Canelo-Berlanga event will be shown live on DAZN PPV. The undercard pits former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant against Trevor McCumby for the WBA interim 168-lb title, which will put the winner in position to face Canelo soon.
Berlanga’s untested body
“Six to eight rounds. In my opinion, I think Canelo stops him,” promoter Leonard Ellerbe told the Fighthype YouTube channel, predicting a knockout victory for unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez over Edgar Berlanga on September 14. “I think it’s going to be a body shot as well.
Berlanga was not body tested during his short career. So it will be interesting to see how he handles the body attack of Canelo if he chooses to target him there.
“It’s going to be a very entertaining fight. I do know that because Berlanga is coming. He is definitely going to try,” says Ellerbe. “He’s not going to lie down. He represents his country and he wants to give a good performance. He talked that talk. So, on September 14, we’ll see what he brings to the table.
“Set September 14th. From top to bottom, an excellent card. I can’t wait,” says Ellerbe about the Canelo vs. Berlanga map on DAZN PPV.
Last updated on 27/08/2024
