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Eddie Hearn insists he has modified Edgar Berlanga’s life, regardless of the American’s staunch criticism of him this week.
Berlanga fights for the fourth time beneath Hearn’s Matchroom banner on Saturday when he faces Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in Orlando, stay on DAZN.
‘The Chosen One’ is coming off a unanimous choice defeat to Canelo Alvarez in a bid for the unified tremendous middleweight championship in September, however Berlanga feels his promoter has prevented him from capitalising on that combat, by inserting him on the undercard of Ammo Williams conflict with Patrice Volny, as a substitute of headlining him in his native Puerto Rico.
The 27-year-old, who turns into a free agent after his combat on Saturday, has accused Hearn of not totally believing in him and says the Matchroom Chairman might have delivered him a combat with IBF champion, William Scull who’s now tackling Alvarez for the undisputed tremendous middleweight crown on Could 3 in Saudi Arabia.
“I could have had the Scull fight,” he advised FightHype.com.
Berlanga returns after defeat to Canelo in September Photograph Credit score: Rey Del Rio/Premier Boxing Champions
“He was telling me, ‘send the contract.’
“He needed $1.5m or one thing.
“Pay that.
“If Eddie Hearn actually f***ed with me he would have stated, [to Scull] ‘how much do you want $1.5m? I’m going to make DAZN pay that.’
“As soon as I’ve got the belt it’s over.”
Edgar Berlanga has MISSED weight for his WBO NABO tremendous middleweight title conflict with Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in Orlando tomorrow night time, Paco Valcarcel has advised @fighthype.
Berlanga has two hours to make the 168lb restrict. pic.twitter.com/6toKHGN4nr
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Hearn although insists that Berlanga, who missed weight on Friday by 1.6lbs, had a clause in his contract when he fought Canelo that ensured that Matchroom would give him a comeback combat on an undercard, ought to he lose.
The Matchroom boss claims he did discover a homecoming conflict for Berlanga in Puerto Rico, however concedes that they may not come to an settlement over an opponent.
Regardless of Berlanga’s present disapproval of him, Hearn maintains that his firm has delivered above and past for him.
“In three fights for Edgar Berlanga,” the 45-year-old responded in an interview with FightHype.com.
Berlanga has been vocal in his dissatisfaction with Hearn Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
“He headlined at Madison Sq. Backyard towards Jason Quigley.
“He headlined towards Pody McCrory right here [in Orlando] after which he headlined on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas towards Canelo Alvarez.
“He remodeled $12m in three fights with us.
Berlanga takes on Gonzalez-Ortiz in Orlando on Saturday Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
“We’ve utterly modified his life and his profession and he deserves it.
“Good fighter. I like Edgar, however we’ve finished is delivered the whole lot we’ve ever promised and extra and we’re doing that once more on Saturday night time.
“In an ideal world I would have liked to have headlined Edgar maybe in a bigger fight, but we’re doing what was promised within the contract.”
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