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Promoter Eddie Hearn fired again in response to Edgar Berlanga blaming him for not delivering the cash to line him up for a title shot towards IBF tremendous middleweight champion William Scull, which he believed would open the door for a profitable rematch with Canelo Alvarez.
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Hearn says Scull needed greater than the $1.5 million that Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) stated he did. He says they adopted the contract that that they had with Berlanga. They weren’t going to pay past the cash written within the contract with Berlanga for the ultimate battle of his take care of Matchroom.
$12 Million Payout
Eddie says he delivered Berlanga the Canelo battle and revamped $12 million in his three fights with Matchroom. All of them have been headliners. Hearn says Berlanga isn’t headlining on Saturday towards Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz as a result of he agreed his battle to be on the undercard for the cash provided.
Berlanga’s three fights with Matchroom
– Canelo Alvarez– Padraig McCrory– Jason Quigley
“It’s important to note that in our three fights with Edgar Berlanga, he headlined at Madison Square Garden against Jason Quigley. He headlined against Padraig McCrory here [Orlando, Florida], and then he headlined against Canelo Alvarez at the T-Mobile [Arena in Las Vegas],” stated Eddie Hearn to Fighthype about what Matchroom delivered for Edgar Berlanga within the three fights he’s been with them.
“He made over $12 million with us. We’ve completely changed his life and his career,” Hearn continued about Edgar. “What we’ve done is we’ve delivered everything we ever promised and more. We’re doing that again on Saturday night. It’s a good fight for him to get back to his winning ways and then move on to a bigger fight. If that’s with us, fantastic. We’d love to continue that relationship.”
Berlanga’s resume is unworthy of a fighter score the sort of cash that he’s made with Matchroom. Of his 22 wins, all of them have been towards lesser fighters. Hearn was nonetheless capable of maneuver Berlanga right into a battle with Canelo with out him needing to face one of many killers, like David Benavidez, David Morrell, Diego Pacheco, Caleb Plant or Chistian Mbilli. The fellows that Berlanga beat to get the Alvarez battle have been gawdawful.
“If it’s not, we say, ‘Good luck, Edgar. We completely delivered over and above our wildest dreams for you.’ Edgar has massive belief in his commercial starpower,” stated Hearn. “A lot of fighters want to be partners or have their own promotional companies, but none of them want to put the money up on the table. None of them want to take the risk.”
Berlanga can in all probability promote tickets in New York, however that wouldn’t final endlessly if he’s unable to beat prime 5 contenders. The dream that he has of beating somebody like Jaime Munguia or Jermall Charlo to get a rematch with Canelo Alvarez is unrealistic. It’s not going to occur. Canelo won’t ever battle him once more as a result of that’s not his type to provide rematches to fighters that he blanks.
Undercard Drop
“‘Yeah, this is a partnership. In the promotional company, you’re working for me.’ ‘Okay, no problem. If the tickets don’t go very well and we lose $1 million, are you in for half?’ ‘Oh, no.’ ‘Okay, we take the risk and you want the logo on the backdrop.’ That’s how it works,” stated Hearn.
“We’re doing what’s on the contract [with Berlanga]. We didn’t ask for an undercard slot. They did as a result of they agreed to a sure amount of cash, and so they stated, ‘That’s not a headline battle. That’s an undercard battle. So, we’ll simply battle on an undercard within the comeback battle.’ I stated, ‘Okay,’ and we transfer ahead. He bought an absolute fortune to battle Canelo Alvarez.
“What he needs to do is switch on because this isn’t going to be a gimme [Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz], this fight. This is a tough kid. It’s a chance for him to change his life. If you start thinking with your head all over the place. What you can’t afford is to look bad in this fight, and what you definitely cannot do is lose in this fight,” stated Hearn.
