Boxing followers all over the world know Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, the 34-year-old Mexican fighter from Guadalajara. Right this moment, he stands because the hottest determine within the sport. With 65 skilled fights, Canelo has secured 61 victories, 39 by knockout, alongside two attracts and two losses. A kind of defeats got here when he was simply 23 years previous, dealing with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his prime, and the opposite in opposition to Dmitry Bivol, a lightweight heavyweight-a class above the tremendous middleweight division the place Canelo usually competes. Nonetheless, Canelo’s rise to fame would not have been the identical with out the involvement of Oscar “Golden Boy” De La Hoya.De La Hoya promoted Canelo from 2010 till 2020, when the fighter took authorized motion to interrupt free from his contract with Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN, citing breach of contract and points with combat group.
De La Hoya Takes Purpose at Edgar Berlanga
Whereas many would anticipate Oscar De La Hoya to criticize or assault Canelo forward of tomorrow’s combat on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, this time De La Hoya’s feedback have been directed at Canelo’s opponent, Edgar Berlanga (27). De La Hoya did not maintain again, saying, “Good luck and luxuriate in your first and final pay-per-view expertise.” He added that Berlanga was no match for Canelo, who would simply defeat him. It was an uncommon second to see De La Hoya talking in favor of Alvarez, however you may choose for your self.
De La Hoya’s feedback got here in response to Berlanga’s harsh phrases, because the Puerto Rican fighter declared, “That son of a b***h is all the time speaking, we’ll give him a beating once we see him.” This got here after Canelo himself took pictures at De La Hoya, stating, “Yeah, I’d’ve appreciated to combat him to offer him a beating too, however I will not even point out his identify. He is obsessive about me.” Following these exchanges, De La Hoya took to X (previously Twitter), predicting that tomorrow’s combat would not even attain 100,000 PPV buys and claiming nobody would pay “$90 for this snooze.”
Canelo vs Berlanga: What to Anticipate
Tomorrow, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez (61-2-2) will step again into the ring, this time dealing with Puerto Rican fighter Edgar Berlanga (22-0-0). Canelo hasn’t gained by knockout since 2021, although his final combat resulted in victory over fellow Mexican Jaime Munguía on the similar venue. Berlanga, undefeated in his eight-year profession, is coming off a sixth-round knockout of Padraig McCrory in February this 12 months. Followers of Canelo are hoping for a combat as action-packed and entertaining as his bout in opposition to Munguía, the place punches flew and pleasure ran excessive.
