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Gabe Rosado is happy about presumably combating Edgar Berlanga, the previous tremendous middleweight world title challenger, subsequent 12 months in Puerto Rico.
The New Yorker Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) and Rosado are each of Puerto Rican descent however had been born within the U.S. They’re anticipated to battle subsequent on the Island in what could be a Matchroom Boxing-promoted card on DAZN.
The 19-year skilled Rosado (26-17-1, 15 KOs) hasn’t received a battle in 4 years since his upset third-round knockout win over Bektemir Melikuziev on June 19, 2021.
Berlanga suffered his first professional defeat, dropping to unified 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th in Las Vegas. It was fairly one-sided for probably the most half, however Berlanga, 27, made it aggressive together with his big dimension. He’d reportedly rehydrated to 193 lbs after weighing in at 167 3/4 lbs.
That’s a 25.25 lb weight acquire after rehydrating. Canelo dropped Berlanga within the third spherical however then appeared to let his foot off the accelerator as a substitute of going for the knockout. Some individuals consider Canelo carried Berlanga.
They felt Alvarez didn’t wish to be criticized for knocking the Brooklyn, New York native out as a result of he’d already been ridiculed for cherry-picking him over extra confirmed fighters like David Benavidez and David Morrell.
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Followers would favor that Berlanga battle an precise contender reasonably than the 38-year-old journeyman Rosado for his subsequent battle, however it could be too dangerous to place him in with a top-15 man. Berlanga is already speaking about choosing up a fast win after which combating Jaime Munguia to get a rematch with Canelo.
It would take greater than beating Rosado and Munguia for Berlanga to get a second battle towards Alvarez, however you possibly can’t blame him for eager to attempt a minimum of. Berlanga’s purse for that battle was $3 million, and he seemingly made further cash from the PPV. It generated a reported 650,000 buys. These are glorious numbers.
“It’s a fight for me that’s a dream fight just because I never fought in Puerto Rico,” stated Gabe Rosado to MillCity Boxing about him doubtlessly combating New Yorker Edgar Berlanga subsequent in 2025 in Puerto Rico. “I reside in Puerto Rico for half a 12 months. I’ve a home on the market. So, I’m all the time there.
“I’m telling you, that can put a unique battery in my again. You bought the legends like Cotto, Tito [Trinidad, and Amanda Serrano on the market. It’s so good for the game. Puerto Rican boxing is getting again on the map, since you’ve bought a lot nice expertise 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,” stated 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.”
Followers outdoors of the East Coast would favor to see Berlanga battle somebody slightly youthful than the 38-year-old Rosado subsequent. Rosado’s 17 defeats make it tough to take him and this battle significantly. This strengthens the argument that the previous Prime Rank-promoted Berlanga is only a manufactured hype job created to promote tickets within the New York space.
It could be extra fascinating for followers outdoors of the New York space if Berlanga fought one among these contenders subsequent:
– Osleys Iglesias– Caleb Plant– Christian Mbilli– Diego Pacheco– Erik Bazinyan– Bruno Surace
