Boxer Edgar Berlanga, who suffered his first loss as a professional, said after the match that he is a big fan of Canelo.
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Mexican boxing star Canelo Alvarez34, once again showed off his place in the upper middleweight division by defending his championship belts in Las Vegas. Alvarez won by unanimous decision of the jury for the United States Edgar Berlangan27.
Alvarez was clearly better in the match with scores of 117–110, 118–109 and 118–109.
Alvarez holds the championship belts of three different boxing federations, WBC, WBO and WBA.
In the 3rd round, Beglanga was dropped by Alvarez’s lightning left hook, but got up from the floor quickly and fought bravely until the end. The loss is the first of Berlanga’s professional career. He had 22-under wins.
Alvarez, who has been one of the hottest names in the boxing world for more than ten years, already won his 62nd professional career, he has two losses (62-2-2).
Although before the match there had been a verbal spat between Alvarez and Berlanga on both sides, immediately after the match the two hugged warmly in the ring.
– I told him that you are my idol. I have been his fan since I was a kid. I’ve always looked up to him and it felt bad when we had bad blood before the match. I wanted to thank him for this opportunity, said Berlanga, who was participating in the World Cup title match for the first time According to CBS Sports.
Alvarez heaped praise on his opponent.
– He said that he respects me and that I am his idol. He did well. I was a little angry before the match, but what do you do when I’m Mexican.
See the situation after the match in X below.