Caleb Plant said last Saturday night that Edgar Berlanga “doesn’t wish to fight me.” He says they sent a contract to Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs), but there’s been no response.
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Eddie Hearn of Matchroom hoped to place a fight together between Berlanga and WBA interim super middleweight champion Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) because it might interest fans. Nonetheless, Berlanga’s top two decisions are Jaime Munguia and Jermall Charlo.
“The Bag” Factor
Edgar is interested by “the bag” he can get in a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico PPV fight against Munguia. If Berlanga can beat the previous WBO 154-lb champion Munguia, fighting Jermall (33-0, 22 KOs) would also interest fans.
Charlo was once a well-liked fighter before he stopped fighting in 2021. Younger fans don’t know who he’s, but enough older ones are willing to buy a fight between him and Berlanga for it to do decent numbers on PPV or on considered one of the Riyadh Season events if the Saudis decide to sign him to a contract.
Berlanga is sweet for creating interest in his fights, but he’s incapable of beating A-level fighters. He can do well so long as he’s matched against beatable fighters. Jermall, 35, and Munguia are guys that Edgar might do well against. Plant wouldn’t be a very good selection because he’s too expert.
Plant is checking out the hard way that Berlanga is taking the trail of least resistance to try to hustle a rematch with Canelo without getting beat.
Contract Silence
“No, but we sent him the contract,” said Caleb Plant last Saturday night to the media when asked if Edgar Berlanga is his next fight. Plant gave the interviewer an exasperated look when he was asked if Berlanga signed the contract tof ight him.
“We’re about to see in a day or two,” said Caleb when asked if Berlanga responded to the contract offer. “Just stay tuned, nevertheless it ain’t going to be him. He don’t wish to fight me. If he a free agent? Is he free to go where he wants? If he free to fight whoever he wants? Here I’m. So, there you go. Spank his a**,” said Plant on how he beats Berlanga.
Plant shouldn’t be surprised that Berlanga isn’t going to fight him because he mentioned his name last in rattling off his three-fighter hit list following his first-round knockout win over the 35-year-old Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz on March fifteenth on the Caribe Royale in Orlando. When Berlanga, 27, was interviewed within the dressing room, he repeatedly said, “F*** Plant,” meaning he doesn’t want to fight him.
Berlanga, 27, bounced back from his one-sided 12-round unanimous decision loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th by knocking out Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz in the primary round on March fifteenth. He’s currently ranked #3 WBO and needs to get a fast rematch with Canelo so he can have one other big payday.
Berlanga thinks beating Munguia and Charlo would get him the second fight against Alvarez. Depending on how risk-averse Canelo is together with his glorified retirement tour, it would take greater than that. There are lots of people for him to fight, but a lot of them are dangerous matches.
Last Updated on 03/30/2025
