Edgar Berlanga Says He’ll ‘Be The King Of Puerto Rico Forever’ With Win Over Canelo Alvarez

Edgar Berlanga knows if he beats Canelo Alvarez he will be the king of Puerto Rico forever.

Berlanga and Alvarez are set to fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 14 in an intriguing matchup. It’s an intriguing matchup and despite Berlanga being the underdog, he believes he has a path to victory with his jab, as he thinks Alvarez will struggle with his jab.

“The jab is his kryptonite, and that’s what’s going to be in his face the whole night. A great jab,” Berlanga said. “He loads up on his punches too much. He’s not the old Canelo we saw at 154, the one who used to throw a lot of combinations. Now, the maximum number of punches he throws is maybe two – jab and a right hook, double jab and uppercut. But he’s throwing them hard because he wants to beat up on your shoulders and your arms so that later on you let your guard down and he starts hitting your face. He likes to throw a lot of good body shots as well. We’re ready for that.”

With Edgar Berlanga being confident he will beat Canelo Alvarez, he says if he wins, he will be a legend and the King of Puerto Rico.

“I’ll be a legend after I beat Canelo,” Berlanga declared. “I’ll be the king of Puerto Rico forever. Me having my first title shot for three belts versus a guy that was an undisputed Mexican legend. He’s a superstar, so if I beat him, it’s over, man. We got to walk through him on Sept. 14. I got to break his will.”

Edgar Berlanga is 22-0 as a pro and coming off a TKO win over Padraig McCrory back in February. He also has notable wins over Jason Quigley, and Steve Rolls among others.