Gabe Rosado is happy to struggle former tremendous middleweight world title challenger Edgar Berlanga subsequent 12 months in Puerto Rico.
New Yorkers Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) and Rosado are each of Puerto Rican descent however have been born in america. They’re anticipated to struggle subsequent on the island in what could be a card promoted by Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.
The 19-year-old skilled Rosado (26-17-1, 15 KO) hasn’t received a struggle in 4 years since his third-round knockout victory over Bektemir Melikuziev on June 19, 2021.
Berlanga suffered his first skilled defeat, dropping to unified 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14 in Las Vegas. It was fairly one-sided for probably the most half, however Berlanga, 27, made it aggressive along with his monumental measurement. He would have rehydrated 193 kilos after weighing 167 3/4 lbs.
This represents a weight achieve of 25.25 kilos after rehydration. Canelo dropped Berlanga within the third spherical, however then appeared to take his foot off the gasoline as an alternative of going for the knockout. Some assume Canelo wore Berlanga.
They believed Alvarez did not need to be criticized for knocking out the Brooklyn, New York, native as a result of he had already been ridiculed for selecting him over extra confirmed fighters like David Benavidez and David Morrell.
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Followers would somewhat Berlanga struggle an actual contender than 38-year-old journeyman Rosado for his subsequent struggle, however it could be too dangerous to place him with a high 15 man. Berlanga is already speaking about getting a fast win after which preventing Jaime Munguia to get a rematch with Canelo.
It would take greater than beating Rosado and Munguia for Berlanga to get a second struggle towards Alvarez, however you’ll be able to’t blame him for desirous to not less than attempt. Berlanga’s purse for this struggle was $3 million, and he probably made extra cash from the PPV. It generated 650,000 purchases. These are glorious numbers.
“It’s a struggle for me, it’s a dream struggle simply because I’ve by no means fought in Puerto Rico,” Gabe Rosado informed MillCity Boxing about him doubtlessly preventing New Yorker Edgar Berlanga in 2025 in Puerto Rico. “I’ve been residing in Puerto Rico for six months. I’ve a home there. So, I am nonetheless right here.
“I let you know, this can put a special battery on my again. You’ve legends like Cotto, Tito [Trinidad, and Amanda Serrano out there. It’s so good for the sport. Puerto Rican boxing is getting back on the map, because you’ve got so much great talent now.
“You got Berlanga, and you got the vet, Gabe Rosado. To put us in PR, the island will love it. You’ve got two Boricuas from the States coming back to Puerto Rico,” said Rosado about him and Berlanga. “It would be history, It would be a dope event. There’s no real difference from being in Puerto Rico and being in Philly.”
Fans outside of the East Coast would prefer to see Berlanga fight someone a little younger than the 38-year-old Rosado next. Rosado’s 17 defeats make it difficult to take him and this fight seriously. This strengthens the argument that the former Top Rank-promoted Berlanga is just a manufactured hype job created to sell tickets in the New York area.
It would be more interesting for fans outside of the New York area if Berlanga fought one of these contenders next:
– Osleys Iglesias
– Caleb Plant
– Christian Mbilli
– Diego Pacheco
– Erik Bazinyan
– Bruno Surace
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