Edgar Berlanga says he desires to fight Caleb Plant, preferring him over the unbeaten WBC interim super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli if he’s victorious on Saturday night against Hamzah Sheeraz.
Berlanga’s Plant Preference
Selecting the down-and-out Plant, 32, over the unbeaten Mbilli could be the last word example of a cherry pick by Berlanga, showing what he’s all about along with his profession. He’d already taken flak up to now by selecting to not fight former WBA ‘regular’ super middleweight champion David Morrell when he was the mandatory for his title in 2024.
Caleb Plant’s Recent Struggles
Plant (23-3, 14 KOs) looked old and feeble, losing a 12-round split decision to his tune-up opponent Jose Armando Resendiz last May. That fight and the one before that for Sweethands’ Plant showed that he’s only a shell of the fighter he’d been in 2021 when Canelo Alvarez knocked him out.
This Saturday, July twelfth, Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) battles Sheeraz in a 12-round WBC 168-lb title eliminator on the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, Latest York. The event can be shown survive DAZN PPV for $59.99.
“I’ll fight Caleb Plant,” said Berlanga to The Ring when asked whether he desires to fight Christian Mbilli, Jermall Charlo, or Plant.
Turki’s Fight Decision
The query is, will Turki be concerned about paying Berlanga for a fight against Plant? Truthfully, I don’t know why he would since it’s not one which fans could rise up for as a consequence of how Plant has lost two out of his last 4 fights. David Benavidez beat the living daylights out of Caleb in 2023. Plant losing that fight to his tune-up opponent, Resendiz, on May thirty first, showed that he has nothing left, and really was never that good to start with.
“I would like to complete the fight with a bang, fighting in November or December,” said Berlanga to Ring Magazine channel when asked about his plans after Hamzah Sheeraz.
Berlanga’s Canelo Rematch Hopes
Edgar’s primary goal is a rematch with Canelo Alvarez for a second shot at picking up “that bag,” but that option won’t be there, regardless of how good he looks in defeating the unbeaten Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs). Turki Alalshikh wants Sheeraz or the Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn rematch winner for the Canelo clash next February.
