Jaime Munguía is clear about who will be the winner of Canelo vs. Berlanga

Jaime Munguía is very sure that Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez He will be the winner of the fight he will star in with Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas, where his unified 168-pound championship will be at stake.

In a press conference with different media and in response to a question from La Opinión, Munguía indicated that Canelo Álvarez is the favorite, but stressed that anything could happen because Berlanga’s punch and jab could bring problems to the Mexican.

“I honestly think that Canelo is the favorite, he is the one who should come out with his arm raised.but what I have seen from Berlanga is that he is a fighter who hits hard, who has a very good jab and well, as I always say, this is boxing and anything can happen. But without a doubt I think that Canelo is the favorite. I don’t know if by knockout, but he should win,” he said.

Since it was announced, the duel between Canelo Álvarez and Edgar Berlanga He has been heavily criticized because they think that the Puerto Rican is no rival for the Mexican. and it is not the one they expected, since for many David Benavídez deserved the starting opportunity.

According to sports experts, the forecast for this duel is that the four-division weight champion will easily beat him by knockout, Although the Puerto Rican has power in his punch and could put the tapatío in trouble.

The Puerto Rican 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 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 William Scull.

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.

For his part, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, 34 years old, He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards in Las Vegas. The unified 168-pound champion has a career record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws as a professional.

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