David Benavídez criticizes Canelo's fight and Berlanga responds

David Benavídez criticized Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez for choosing Edgar Berlanga as his opponent to defend his unified 168-pound championship and He called the fight that both will star in in Las Vegas garbage.

“It’s a garbage fight. Nobody wants to see that. But at the end of the day Canelo is not facing the toughest opposition,” the Mexican Monster said in an interview with 2ToneDaSupastar.

Upon learning of Benavídez’s statements, Berlanga responded and attacked him: “Fuck you, fat f**ker. He’s an idiot like his father And God bless no one who is always hating another man. That’s for the women, bro.”

Canelo Alvarez will fight Edgar Berlanga Mexican Independence weekend (September 14) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will compete directly with UFC, which that same day will be celebrating the 306th edition in honor of the Aztec fighters at The Sphere.

After the Mexican reached an agreement with his mandatory challenger for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) William Scull to step aside; Berlanga, David Benavídez -both mandatory rivals- and Chris Eubank Jr. were the strongest options for their second duel in 2024.

Sports fans and experts wanted the Mexican Monster to receive the opportunity after three years of waiting, but Once again the man from Guadalajara ignored him and chose the Puerto Rican. For this reason, Benavídez decided to remain as a mandatory challenger at 175 pounds and not as a super middleweight.

Berlanga had been sounding since the beginning of the year as the favorite to fight the Mexican in September and, after becoming mandatory, He stepped up his campaign to get the opportunity by the titles super middleweight and he got it.

After the fight was made official, the IBF ordered Canelo Álvarez to be stripped of his belt for failing to fulfill his obligation to Scull, who will now face Vladimir Shishkin for the vacant title.

David Benavídez, interim WBC light heavyweight champion, defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his debut at 175 pounds by unanimous decision. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 29 wins, 24 of them by fast track and no losses. as a professional.

Meanwhile, Edgar Berlanga, 27, retained the WBO NABO super middleweight title with a win over Padraig McCrory. The Puerto Rican fighter has an undefeated record with 22 wins, 17 of them by knockout.

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