Eddie Hearn likes the confidence his fighter Edgar Berlanga is showing ahead of his headline bout against Canelo Alvarez, who will put his WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles on the line at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. .
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) said all the right things in promoting the fight, talking about wanting to unseat Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) and take his place at the top of the 168-lb division want to take
If Berlanga, 27, can pull it off, it will be one of the biggest upsets boxing has seen in many years because not many people are giving him a chance.
“I have to say, I’ve never seen a Canelo opponent so confident. Obviously you’re always an underdog against Canelo Alvarez, but he’s so confident,” promoter Eddie Hearn told Fighthype about Edgar Berlanga being confident going into his fight against Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.
Berlanga acts confident, but it could just be a bluff on his part. He knows what he’s up against in this battle, and the last thing he wants is to act timid.
“He’s in the shape of his life, he’s full of confidence, and he can punch,” Hearn continued with Berlanga. “You’re going to have an exciting fight. This kid isn’t coming for a paycheck. He’s coming to win the fight, and he’s full of confidence.”
Many fans think the only reason British promoter Hearn signed Berlanga to his Matchroom stable was to get him a quick title fight against Canelo before dumping him and moving on to find someone else he can quickly step up to a payday to do the same with them.
Berlanga was 20-0 when Hearn signed him in 2023, and the best names on his resume at the time were Steve Rolls and Roamer Alexis Angulo. Hearn introduced Berlanga to two British fighters, Padrig McCrory and Jason Quigley, and he beat them both with ease to get the Canelo fight.
