Canelo promises “a great fight” this Saturday against Berlanga

Mexico City. In the last face to face before this Saturday’s fight between Saul Canelo Álvarez and Puerto Rican Edgar Berlanga, the Mexican boxer promised his fans “a great fight” and warned his rival that he will face “someone very different from what he is used to.” At the weigh-in ceremony held this Friday, which was attended by thousands of fans of the red-haired fighter, who ran at full speed to find the best spot as soon as access was allowed to the Toshiba Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada, both boxers confirmed that they were within the limit of 168 pounds (super middleweight). The Guadalajara native registered 166.8, while the Puerto Rican marked 167.5.

After stepping on the scale, the CaneloThe 34-year-old, with a calm look and without giving in to provocations, said he was ready to “show with actions” his superiority in the ring, and thanked the public for their support in a brief message that ended with the traditional cry: “Long live Mexico, bastards!”

For his part, Berlanga, 27, who was booed by the vast majority of those in attendance, commented: “Tomorrow will be a war, I like all this, I was born for this. Come on, Puerto Rico. Tomorrow we will make history. It is written. There is no other way to win than with a knockout and we will take the rematch to New York on Puerto Rico day.”

In this fight, in which the old rivalry between Mexican and Puerto Rican boxing will be revived, the Guadalajara native will defend the three belts that accredit him as super middleweight world champion of the three associations: the WBC, the WBA and the WBO.