Canelo Alvarez is heavily favored against Edgar Berlanga. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)
Canelo Álvarez is spending his Saturday doing what he usually does around the time of Mexican Independence Day: headlining a big-time pay-per-view card. His opponent this time: undefeated challenger Edgar Berlanga.
It’s been three years since Álvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) united the super middleweight titles and he has since defended the group four times with unanimous-decision wins against Gennadiy Golovkin, John Ryder, Jermell Charlo and Jaime Munguía. He is heavily favored to take care of business against Berlanga, to the point that the biggest question is what he’ll do next.
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) isn’t a nothing opponent, though, and all it could take is one big punch from the 27-year-old to shock the boxing world.
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Sat, September 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 8:19 PM CDT
Round 3 begins and Plant again finds himself on the canvas, but again it wasn’t a knockdown. McCumby came to fight and isn’t letting Plant get away with anything.
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 8:18 PM CDT
MCCUMBY ROCKED PLANT WIHTH A LEFT HAND! Plant went down but the ref ruled it wasn’t a knockdown.
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 8:17 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 8:07 PM CDT
Up next: Caleb Plant (-1400) vs. Trevor McCumby (+700)
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM CDT
RESULT: Rolando Romero def. Manuel Jaimes by unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 99-91)
Rolly Romero bouncing back nicely with a more cautious performance against the once beaten Manuel Jaimes.
Jaimes picks up the pace in Round 6 with probably his best round of the fight. It still might not have been enough in the judges’ eyes.
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:34 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:33 PM CDT
Romero is in the groove now after landing several big hooks in the fifth round. Jaimes responds with his own big hook after swinging wildly and missing. Round 5 ends in this 10-rounder.
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:26 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:19 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:10 PM CDT
Sat, September 14, 2024 at 7:01 PM CDT
Canelo vs. Berlanga starts now!
Here we go with an action-packed card from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas! Follow along right here for all the latest results and highlights.
Canelo Álvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga live results, highlights, odds (Start time 8 p.m. ET, DAZN/PPV.com)
Undisputed super middleweight title: Canelo Álvarez (-1600) vs. Edgar Berlanga (+800)
WBA middleweight title: Erislandy Lara (-275) vs. Danny Garcia (+230)
Interim WBA super middleweight title: Caleb Plant (-1400) vs. Trevor McCumby (+700)
Featherweight: Rolando Romero (-250) vs. Manuel Jaimes (+220)
Super lightweight: Stephen Fulton (-750) vs. Carlos Castro (+500)
