Canelo Álvarez Beats Edgar Berlanga By UD in Boxing Battle to Retain Unified Title

Saul “Canelo” Álvarez continued his reign over the tremendous middleweight division with a unanimous resolution win over Edgar Berlanga to retain his WBO and WBC 168-pound titles.

Canelo didn’t appear like a fighter who had any curiosity in going all 12 rounds along with his opponent from the outset. He was dialed in from the primary spherical on.

The primary actual spotlight got here within the third because the champion’s fixed stress along with his footwork opened up the chance for a lightning-quick left hand to discover a dwelling. Berlanga acquired an excellent style of Álvarez’s energy.

He beat the rely however the harm was carried out.

One of the vital dramatic moments of the bout truly got here within the fifth spherical when issues acquired a bit chippy. Álvarez took exception to a low blow landed by his opponent and ended up throwing a punch whereas the ref was attempting to interrupt the 2 aside.

Each flip proved that Canelo was the technically superior fighter. He persistently beat his opponent to the punch or had solutions for every thing his opponent threw at him.

Drama cropped up once more within the eighth spherical as Álvarez regarded for the knockout and landed a major blow shortly after getting head-butted by his opponent.

It wasn’t all unhealthy for the challenger. A number of famous his willingness to face and commerce within the ring. It did not enable him to make a lot headway within the bout however spoke to his toughness.

The bout continued a pattern of one-sided performances for Canelo as he continues to appear like a prime fighter into his mid-30’s. Álvarez maintained his twice-a-year struggle schedule, pairing his unanimous resolution victory over Jaime Munguia from Might.

In actuality, it additionally continues a pattern of Álvarez punching beneath his weight when it comes to competitors, and he was a large favourite on this bout for a motive. It was Berlanga’s first skilled defeat, however this was additionally an enormous step up in competitors.

Whereas Álvarez has battled among the largest names of his era, Berlanga hadn’t seen anybody as expert or skilled because the champion.

Subsequent time we see Canelo within the ring it may be in a a lot greater struggle. Mike Coppinger of ESPN reported that Álvarez now has his sights set on a rematch with Dmitry Bivol in Might.

Nevertheless, Bivol has balked on the thought of a rematch.

“I haven’t got him on my agenda, my thoughts is elsewhere proper now,” said the WBA champion in an interview with Fight Hub via Marca.com. “I’ve one other route. Perhaps sooner or later, we will face one another once more, however not within the brief time period.”

Bivol beat Álvarez again in Might 2022 in a light-weight heavyweight title struggle. The loss despatched Canelo again right down to 168 kilos the place he has ripped off 5 consecutive wins.

For the rematch to occur, Bivol might want to win an enormous title struggle towards Artur Beterbiev scheduled for October 12.

If Bivol comes out of that struggle cleanly it might arrange no less than yet another megafight for Álvarez to money in on.