Eddie Hearn Believes Edgar Berlanga Needs To Perform To Beat Padraig McCrory

Eddie Hearn thinks Edgar Berlanga needs to fight to his best ability to defeat Padraig McCrory on Saturday.

Berlanga is undefeated and is a sizeable favorite to defeat the Irishman in a very intriguing matchup, from the Caribe Royale in Orlando.

“I’m being told by everyone that knows him that he’s got a massive chance,” Hearn said of McCrory, via BoxingScene). “He’s a huge puncher, he’s got big balls, and the fight is called ‘Shootout’, and that’s exactly what it is going to be.”

According to Eddie Hearn, although Edgar Berlanga is the betting favorite, he believes his fighter can’t take McCrory lightly. Instead, he has confidence his fighter will get his hand raised as he knows a win over McCrory does well for his career.

“Berlanga is a pig puncher as well,” Hearn continued. “These two are going to meet in the middle of the ring. I think the fight this Saturday in Orlando is going to be fantastic. A lot of people give Padraig McCrory a big chance on Saturday night, and it would be life changing for him to win that fight…

“We’ve done one fight together, the Quigley fight,” Hearn added. “He’s a big star. He looks the part, he sells a lot of tickets, he has a huge following in Puerto Rico and the US. He needs to shine on Saturday to be calling out Canelo, the [Jaime] Munguias and those type of people. I think he has worked hard to put in a big performance.”

Should Berlanga get his hand raised on Saturday, he could get a fight against Canelo Alvarez. But, to secure that fight he will need to get past McCrory which is easier said than done.

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