Canelo Alvarez defends his three super middleweight titles tonight against WBA mandatory Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas. The fight is billed as Mexico vs. Puerto, and Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) hopes it will live up to some of the great fights of the past.
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) is a big underdog, but he has the size to potentially pull off an upset if he doesn’t get caught. At yesterday’s weigh-in, Berlanga looked painfully thin.
Boxing News 24 will be giving live updates and results as shown below.
Tonight, young up-and-comer Berlanga, 27, is expected to be in the upper 180s or low 190s, testing Canelo’s ability to handle a light heavyweight-sized fighter. If Canelo loses, he’ll be kicking himself for not including a strict 10-lb rehydration clause.
Berlanga is a good warm-up if Canelo is serious about moving up to 175 to possibly face light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in a rematch next May. Plus, tonight’s fight is simply a busy fight for Canelo.
Tonight’s event information:
Star time: 8pm ET / 4pm PT and 1am on Sunday) in the UK
Mainline loop (approx): 11pm ET / 7pm PT and 4am (on Sunday) in the UK.
Broadcaster: DAZN PPV at $89.99
Venue of the event: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
In tonight’s co-main event, WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara defends against Danny Garcia. Some feel that the promoters purposely chose this fight for the co-feature to target older fans who remembered these two aging fighters when they were at the top of their game many years ago. Lara is 41 and Danny is 36.
The notable Undercard fights tonight
– Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia
– Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby
– Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes
– Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro
Last updated on 14/09/2024
