In the present day’s Los Angeles press convention required safety to intervene when challenger Edgar Berlanga went via a core meltdown and jumped out of his chair and went after unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.
Safety Steps in as Berlanga Loses Management
Safety instantly took motion to forestall fists from being thrown, however Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) made it ugly with the expletives he was tossing round, and Canelo fired again along with his personal insults.
Canelo remained largely calm in the course of the press convention, not reacting in anger at Berlanga’s feedback about his view of the combat as a do-or-die matter.
When Berlanga was talking, Canelo reduce him off, and he didn’t like that. Berlanga barked, “Shut up.” Canelo mentioned he wouldn’t shut up and dared him to attempt to do one thing about it. That was a set off for the 27-year-old Berlanga as a result of he jumped out of his chair and walked towards Canelo like he was going to do one thing.
Berlanga seemed like he needed to throw a punch when he approached Canelo, however he by no means received the possibility as a result of safety intervened to maintain the 2 aside.
Berlanga’s Calculated Stunt?
In the present day’s altercation might have been Berlanga’s transfer to pump the PPV buys as a result of he’ll earn extra money for the occasion if tons of individuals buy it. Moments earlier than Berlanga got here at Canelo, he’d been asking followers to buy the September 14th occasion on PPV. Clearly, Berlanga wants the cash greater than Canelo as a result of that is in all probability the tip of the road for him as soon as he loses to the Mexican star.
That is Berlanga’s doubtless solely likelihood to headline a PPV card, and he’s received to benefit from it, even when it’s a staged theatrical drama.
“I take him severely. I by no means overlook anyone. This sort of factor motivates me so much. You recognize,” mentioned Canelo to Fighthype when requested if he takes Berlanga severely. “You already know my historical past once I’m mad. He doesn’t have his [Caleb Plant] IQ. He’s robust [Berlanga], however I can deal with that. He wants 20 like him to do one thing.”
