Promoter Eddie Hearn is eager about Diego Pacheco vs. the not too long ago crushed Edgar Berlanga. The winner of a Berlanga-Pacheco battle could be in an incredible place to problem for a world title towards celebrity Canelo Alvarez. That’s the battle that Berlanga desires after shedding to Canelo by a 12-round unanimous choice final Saturday evening on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
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Hearn states that Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) is now the second hottest fighter within the 168-lb division. Nevertheless, for him to proceed to be the #2 fighter within the tremendous middleweight division, he must hold the momentum going by combating a proficient top-shelf contender like Diego Pacheco (22-0, 18 KOs).
Berlanga has by no means crushed a real top-five contender throughout his eight-year skilled profession, and combating Pacheco would give him that chance.
Pacheco is ranked #1 WBO, #4 IBF, and #4 WBC. He’s coming off a sixth-round knockout victory over veteran Maciej Sulecki on August thirty first and seemed spectacular in that battle. The ability, dimension, and mixture of punching Pacheco make him a formidable presence for anybody within the division.
Along with his large cruiserweight-sized body, Berlanga would have a giant weight benefit over the slender Pacheco. Assuming Berlanga enters the ring weighing round 193 lbs on battle evening, Pacheco must determine find out how to cope with that dimension for 12 rounds. Diego couldn’t depend on knocking out Berlanga as a result of he confirmed that he might take even the largest punches from an excellent middleweight in his battle towards Canelo final weekend.
“Diego [Pacheco] is a younger fighter with one thing to show, however Edgar [Berlanga] simply fought Canelo Alvarez, and his inventory actually rose. I feel Diego will likely be chasing Berlanga. All younger fighters needs to be chasing Edgar Berlanga,” mentioned Eddie Hearn on the post-fight press convention final Saturday evening.
Hearn additionally talked about eager to match Berlanga towards Caleb Plant and Jaime Munguia. It’s unclear how quickly Hearn would need Berlanga to battle a kind of two, however neither is probably going in his plans for his subsequent battle. Ideally, Berlanga wants a confidence-booster sort of opponent for his subsequent battle to convey him again and get the followers accustomed to seeing him win once more.
Hearn should select a contender that the followers have heard of and isn’t considered as a delicate contact for Berlanga’s subsequent battle.
Choices for Berlanga’s subsequent battle:
– Trevor McCumby
– Sergiy Derevyanchenko
– Bektemir Melikuziev
– Demetrius Andrade
– Kevin Lele Sadjo
Eddie Hearn on what’s subsequent for Edgar Berlanga#CaneloBerlanga pic.twitter.com/L2g0aV5moD
— Sal Arteaga (@sal__arteaga) September 15, 2024
