Edgar Berlanga confirmed off a few of his fancy threads on social media, posing with a big fur coat, posing alongside the late former King of Harlem, Frank Lucas, for comparability’s sake.
Having fun with The Payday
Berlanga requested his followers, “Who wore it higher?” The Brooklyn, New York native bought a pleasant payday in his loss to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez final 12 months on September 14th, and he’s having fun with the dough he made out of that battle.
Hopefully, Berlanga doesn’t burn via the thousands and thousands he bought for the battle towards Canelo as a result of there aren’t every other fighters he can face that may present him the same payday.
The Matchroom-promoted Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) misplaced the battle to Canelo by a lopsided 12-round unanimous determination, however he’s seemingly been celebrating ever since for being aggressive at occasions.
Berlanga may battle journeyman Gabriel Rosado subsequent in Puerto Rico. Edgar isn’t from there however identifies with that nation. He hopes to get a rematch with Canelo, which is not going to possible occur. With out Berlanga combating high-quality opposition, his probabilities of being blessed a second time by Alvarez are nonexistent.
Preventing Rosado is the unsuitable course for Berlanga to take if he needs a rematch with Canelo earlier than he retires, but when DAZN is keen to place this match on their community, you may perceive why Edgar is taking that battle. There’s no danger, and he can simply get a payday whereas being adored by his followers in Puerto Rico.
Who wore it higher? pic.twitter.com/hpjvp6mEKt
— Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) January 2, 2025
