Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga undercard was introduced in the present day for his or her occasion on September 14th on PBC on Prime Video and DAZN PPV on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
There’s not a lot to love concerning the Canelo-Berlanga undercard to make it an interesting occasion to buy. In every case, the fights are unhealthy and never value being on a PPV occasion until they’re positioned off TV. The undercards one or two notable fights to entice followers as a result of what they’ve right here it’s not getting the job performed.
There’s no phrase whether or not the worth of the Canelo vs. Berlanga occasion will probably be at a reduction to lure followers into buying it.
Questionable Matchups
- Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia: WBC middleweight champion Lara (30-3-3, 18 KOs) defends his title in opposition to #11 Danny ‘Swift’ (37-3, 21 KOs), who hasn’t fought in two years since 2022.
- Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby: Former IBF 168-lb champion Plant (22-2, 13 KOs) is combating the little-known 14-year professional McCumby (28-0, 21 KOs) for the WBA interim tremendous middleweight title. The winner will probably be in line to problem champion Canelo for his WBA belt. What’s attention-grabbing about this combat is Plant has misplaced two out of his final three fights hasn’t fought in 1.5 years, and is being given a golden alternative to punch his ticket to combat Canelo in a rematch. It’s totally pathetic.
- Rolly Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes: Former WBA gentle welterweight champion Rolly (15-2, 13 KOs) is coming off an eighth-round knockout in opposition to Isaac Cruz in March and is combating an unknown unranked light-weight. It is a transfer to try to save the 29-year-old Rolly’s profession, however I don’t suppose it should work. He would possibly lose to this man, which might be good for followers.
Plant’s Path to Canelo Rematch
Plant would wish to beat somebody lots higher than McCumby for followers to indicate curiosity in seeing a rematch between him and Canelo Alvarez in 2025. Canelo knocked out Plant in 2021, and he’s solely gained one combat since, stopping 38-year-old Anthony Dirrell in 2022 earlier than dropping to David Benavidez final 12 months in March 2023. Plant has not fought since.
For followers to be prepared to pay to see Canelo-Plant, ‘Sweethands’ Plant would wish to beat a very good contender like Christian Mbilli as a result of McCumby just isn’t ok.
This man has zero notable wins on his inflated 28-0 document, and it’s unbelievable that he’s floated round for 14 years with out combating anybody recognizable. How on earth is that this man ranked within the high 15, and why hasn’t they fought anybody? We all know why Plant is combating him; he’s been crushed twice in his final three fights and is needy, however no phrases describe how poor this combat is.
Danny Garcia’s Title Shot Primarily based on Previous Glories
Followers are shocked that the 36-year-old Danny Garcia is being given a title shot after two years out of the ring, however he will get the chance based mostly on his accomplishments within the distant previous.
The previous two-division world champion Danny was a well-liked fighter in 2012, however his profession has fallen aside since he misplaced his WBC 147-lb title to Keith Thurman in 2017. Since that loss, Garcia has misplaced two out of his final six fights and crushed completely lesser opposition.
Like many former world champions who turned millionaires, Danny Garcia’s exercise degree has dropped to nothing lately. No matter ambition Garcia as soon as had disappeared after he made a lot cash from his PPV fights in opposition to Errol Spence and Thurman. In response to Celeb Web Price, Danny Garcia’s web value is $8 million, which places him in the identical ballpark as Andy Ruiz.
The one shock is Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, the lately knocked-out WBA gentle welterweight champion, combating light-weight Manuel Jaimes (16-1-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-rounder. This combat is a confidence booster for Rolly (15-2, 13 KOs) as a result of his opponent, Jaimes, isn’t ranked within the high 15 at light-weight.
Rolly has seemed so poor in his final three fights that he can’t be trusted to beat even this degree of opponent, and it gained’t be a shock if he’s knocked out once more.
Romero misplaced two out of his final three fights, and his solely win within the final two years was his controversial knockout win over Ismael Barroso in a combat he was dropping.
