Edgar Berlanga will face fellow unbeaten 168-pound contender Padraig McCrory on Saturday night time in Orlando, Florida.
EDGAR BERLANGA (21-0, 16 KOs)
VS. PADRAIG MCCRORY (18-0, 9 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 24
Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (major occasion later in present)
The place: Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida
TV/Stream: DAZN
Division: Tremendous middleweight (168 kilos)
At stake: No main titles
Pound-for-pound: None
Odds: Berlanga 3½-1 favourite (common of a number of shops)
Significance (as much as 5 stars): ***
Additionally on the cardboard: Andy Cruz vs. Brayan Zamarripa, lightweights; Shakhram Giyasov vs. Pablo Cesar Cano, welterweights; Antonio Vargas vs. Jonathan Rodriguez, bantamweights; Yankiel Rivera vs. Andy Dominguez, flyweights
Background: Berlanga continues on his path towards showdowns with the most important names at 168 kilos. The New York slugger’s days of early knockouts are behind him however he has continued to win, claiming resolution victories in his final 5 fights. He final fought in June, when he struggled with the motion of Jason Quigley however put the Irishman down 4 occasions to win a unanimous resolution. That was his solely struggle final yr. He’s amongst these concentrating on undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez however has additionally expressed curiosity in combating fellow unbeaten contender Jaime Munguia and veteran Gabriel Rosado. He’s ranked within the High 11 by all 4 main sanctioning our bodies, as excessive as No. 5 by the WBO. McCrory is a 35-year-old contender from Belfast, Northern Eire. He’s unbeaten however is taking a big step up in opposition on Saturday, which is why he’s a big underdog. McCrory is coming off a unanimous resolution victory over Steed Woodall final August in Belfast. He’s ranked No. 3 by the WBA – forward of No. 8 Berlanga – and No. 13 by the IBF.
