Saul Alvarez v Edgar Berlanga
- Weight:
- 168 (Super Middleweight)
- Belts:
- WBA, WBO, WBC and Ring Magazine
- Date:
- Venue:
- T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Prediction: Saul Alvarez by Stoppage
Result: Saul Alvarez by Points
This was disappointing as Canelo couldn’t stop yet another opponent but these are bigger guys who are very tough so it is what it is but a guy like Berlanga feels like he should’ve got stopped here. Solid performance from Canelo and it’s always fun watching him but why was this not Benavidez? He’s now fought a Mexican (something he said he wouldn’t do) and he’s fought a guy who rehydrates way higher than him. All the excuses he used to not fight Benavidez are invalidated by these last fights he’s had. The gall to ask “what are they going to say now?”
Scorecard
| Saul Alvarez | Edgar Berlanga | |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 10 | 9 |
| R2 | 10 | 9 |
| R3 | 10 | 8 |
| R4 | 10 | 9 |
| R5 | 10 | 9 |
| R6 | 10 | 9 |
| R7 | 10 | 9 |
| R8 | 10 | 9 |
| R9 | 10 | 9 |
| R10 | 10 | 9 |
| R11 | 10 | 9 |
| R12 | 10 | 9 |
| Total | 120 | 107 |