Edgar Berlanga weighed in at a thin-looking 167.7, whereas unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez got here in at 166.8 lbs throughout right this moment’s early weigh-in for his or her headliner tomorrow evening in Las Vegas. The official ceremonial weigh-in will likely be later right this moment for the general public.
Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) goes to should struggle tougher on this struggle than he has shortly as a result of Berlanga has extremely motivated to detrone him. As he factors out, he has a whole island behind him, and he doesn’t wish to allow them to down.
The Challenger Berlanga (22-0, 18 KOs) didn’t look good on the weigh-in, showing drawn and badly emaciated, signaling that he’s blow up tonight after he rehydrates for the struggle. We’ll discover out on Saturday evening if the ordeal of shifting that a lot weight was an excessive amount of for him.
If Berlanga can put the load again on with out being weakened, Canelo can have a nightmare in entrance of him on Saturday. That is by far the most important man Canelo has fought since his match towards WBA mild heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in 2022, and that struggle didn’t go properly for him.
Canelo will likely be at his finest within the first 4 to 5 rounds, however after that, he’ll possible tail off and battle if Berlanga remains to be round. We noticed that in Canelo’s latest fights towards Jaime Munguia, John Ryder, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Dmitry Bivol. He fought properly for roughly half of the struggle, however then coasted within the second half after tiring.
“I actually really feel that if Edgar begins properly and will get a foothold within the struggle, Edgar’s going to do that,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to iFL TV, going with Berlanga to defeat Canelo. “I like his possibilities within the struggle as a result of I like his mentality, however Canelo’s very tough to beat. I’ll go on the market, and I’ll say Edgar Berlanga wins on factors.”
It’s in Hearn’s finest curiosity that his Matchroom fighter Berlanga win this struggle as a result of that might end in a rematch, making tons of cash.
✅ CANELO & BERLANGA MAKE WEIGHT
🇲🇽 Canelo Alvarez – 166.8lbs
🇵🇷 Edgar Berlanga – 167.7lbs(📸 @ChavaESPN) pic.twitter.com/fKoLpovqF4
— EverythingBoxing (@EverythingBoxi2) September 13, 2024
