Saul “Canelo” Alvarez boxes Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas tonight, defending the unified super-middleweight titles at the T-Mobile Arena.
The Mexican last fought in May – in the same venue – and scored a knockdown of compatriot Jaime Munguia en route to a decision win, having done the same against Jermell Charlo last September and John Ryder last spring.
Meanwhile, American Berlanga enters Vegas with a perfect record of 22-0, including 17 stoppage victories. One of those knockouts came in his last fight, as the 27-year-old stopped Padraig McCrory in February.
Now Berlanga gets his chance to defy the doubters, amid suggestions from many fans that Alvarez is seeking ‘easy’ fights as he edges towards retirement; such fans were keen to see the 34-year-old box David Benavidez this Mexican Independence weekend, but Berlanga gets his shot at the world titles instead.
Follow live updates and results from the undercard and main event, below.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fights Edgar Berlanga at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
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Mexican champion defends unified super-middleweights titles against American
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Canelo, 34, enters fight with record of 61-2-2 (39 KOs); Berlanga, 27, is 22-0 (17 KOs)
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Canelo has faced criticism for fighting Berlanga instead of David Benavidez
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:41 , Alex Pattle
Round seven
Jaimes continues to hold the centre of the ring for the most part. He’s keeping an active jab, too.
Romero looks to get some respect with his own jab, before a spell of grappling ensues.
Romero is still leaving himself quite exposed when going for bigger shots.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:37 , Alex Pattle
Round six
Both fighters are letting their hands go now. Romero is leaving some gaps in his defence when he attacks. Jaimes seems to be growing in confidence.
But now Romero shows off some better defence, keeping one hand high and moving back at an angle to avoid Jaimes’s offence.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:33 , Alex Pattle
Round five
Jaimes is on unsteady feet again, but it seems to be from faults in his footwork, rather than from any significant damage caused by Romero. That said, Romero did land a couple of hooks in that spell.
Romero misses after winging a right hook, but he lands a left hook after a right uppercut. Now a clubbing right connects.
Jaimes presses forward anyway. He lands a couple of jabs and a spearing right cross, with Romero backed up to the ropes.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:29 , Alex Pattle
Round four
Stern jab by Jaimes. Romero fires back with a one-two. Another uppercut from Romero, then some well-timed hooks.
Jaimes loads up on a couple of right hands, but Romero controls the range well to stay out of danger.
Nice hook by Jaimes now, however, as he finally manages to close range. Another uppercut by Romero, who catches Jaimes on the end of the shot.
Jaime with some good work late in the round, though.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:25 , Alex Pattle
Round three
Romero has Jaimes in trouble early in round three! He catches Jaimes with a lead uppercut, which has his opponent wobbly… Romero pours on shots, with Jaimes’s back to the ropes, but Jaimes is eventually able to get free.
A replay seems to show an accidental elbow from Romero during that barrage.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:21 , Alex Pattle
Round two
Romero with a right uppercut and left hook at close range! Jaimes stays on the front foot, though, trying to assert himself.
Nice jab by Jaimes. And another. Romero is pawing at his own left eye. Something bothering him there?
Another strong hook by Romero, though! He follows up with some jabs and decent guard work. He’s increasing his output now.
A scrappy end to the round, with both men leaning on each other and struggling to land clean while in close.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:17 , Alex Pattle
Round one
Both men stand orthodox. Ten rounds scheduled here. Romero using the jab early, first to the body and then to the head.
Jaimes rakes the centre of the ring and presses forward. Both men throw crosses – neither seemed to quite land.
There’s a brief break in the action after some grappling between the pair. And again.
More of the same, in a stop-start round. Now Romero misses with a wild overhand right. He gets back to his jab.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
01:11 , Alex Pattle
The main card begins with a super-lightweight bout between Rolando Romero and Manuel Jaimes!
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Fight updates imminent
01:00 , Alex Pattle
The Canelo vs Berlanga undercard is upon us!
Our live fight updates will begin very, very shortly.
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Where is Alvarez in our p4p rankings?
Sunday 15 September 2024 00:56 , Alex Pattle
Where does Canelo rank on our pound-for-pound list?
Find out here:
Who’s really the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world?
Adam Smith, the voice of boxing, on beating cancer in the fight of his life
Sunday 15 September 2024 00:51 , Alex Pattle
Some non-Canelo-related content now: Indy Sport spoke to Adam Smith, known by many as ‘the voice of boxing’, about his gruelling experience with cancer – which kept the commentator away from the sport for the best part of two years.
Here’s an excerpt from our exclusive interview:
“I looked at myself in the mirror. There was nothing on me. I just didn’t know how I was going to get through it. I knew I had to, because I’ve got three kids, but I just didn’t know how.” As Adam Smith speaks, I can see embryonic tears clinging to his eyeballs, intent not to drip beyond the dam of his lower eyelid. To be honest, I’m looking through the same type of tears on my side of the table.
“Yeah, I… errr… It.. It was a brutal period,” the 53-year-old finally manages. “I’m very, very lucky to be here today. I didn’t feel great physically or mentally, something was wrong,” he continues, reflecting on the start of 2023. “Eventually I found blood in my urine. It was sporadic, but I knew people who’d had prostate cancer, so I monitored it until it got worse and worse.”
Smith, who had never taken a sick day in 29 years at Sky, and who doesn’t recall a sick day from his time at school, finally saw a doctor and was given antibiotics for a suspected urinary infection. The antibiotics had little to no effect, with Smith still feeling drained day to day.
“Somebody said to me, ‘You look like you’ve lost a bit of weight,’ and I thought, ‘I’ve got cancer.’” That instantly? “Yes,” Smith confirms.
Full article:
The voice of boxing on beating cancer in the fight of his life
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Fight competes with UFC in Vegas
Sunday 15 September 2024 00:46 , Alex Pattle
Canelo vs Berlanga isn’t the only fight event in Vegas tonight…
Here’s our preview of UFC 306, the first sports event to take place in the Sphere:
The real ‘star’ of UFC 306 isn’t even a fighter
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: The simple reason why Alvarez is not fighting Benavidez
Sunday 15 September 2024 00:42 , Alex Pattle
Here’s an excerpt from Steve Bunce’s preview of tonight’s main event:
There have been calls for Alvarez to fight a formidable opponent called David Benavidez, and it would be sensational. Alvarez is asking for and getting, it seems, closer to a desired purse of in excess of $100,000m for the fight. Eddie Hearn, who promotes Berlanga but has worked very closely with Alvarez for the last four years, believes that money is the simple key to getting Alvarez in the ring with Benavidez. “Canelo is not afraid of anybody, he just wants to get paid,” Hearn said.
In the last few weeks, Turki Al-Sheikh, the man behind the Saudi Arabian boxing revolution, has talked about making an Alvarez fight; he would have the money to make it happen. And that often means that it will happen. It needs to be noted that Al-Sheikh is not a fan of the sanctioning bodies.
Meanwhile, another dangerous man will try to end Alvarez’s truly remarkable career on Saturday night; Berlanga has the power and the motivation to pull off an upset, but then again, so have so many undefeated men in the last few years. Alvarez, you see, finds a way to get what he wants on both sides of the ropes.
Full article:
The simple reason why Canelo is not fighting David Benavidez
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: The controversial choice ‘tarnishing’ Alvarez’s legacy
Sunday 15 September 2024 00:24 , Alex Pattle
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez finds himself firmly in the final phase of his career. And if fans had to identify a characteristic that defines this phase, many would shout about a lack of risk: a lack of risk in choice of opponent, and a lack of risk in fighting style. Those same fans have been making it clear, usually on social media, that in their eyes the multiple-weight world champion is “tarnishing his legacy” with this approach. Others take issue with such suggestions, claiming that the ‘face of boxing’ has earned the right to do whatever he wants at the age of 34 – to make money however he wants.
Both arguments may be valid. Canelo has blessed boxing over the last decade with his sheer volume of activity, an approach that can actually be traced back to his professional debut in 2005, when the Mexican was aged just 15. And that ever-presence will be missed when he retires. His commitment to the craft and his willingness to regularly immerse himself under the searing heat of the brightest lights – from arenas in Las Vegas to stadia in Mexico – will be remembered.
And that same commitment has arguably earned Canelo the right to ‘ease’ himself towards retirement – as much as there can be anything ‘easy’ about boxing…
Full article:
The controversial Canelo choice that is ‘tarnishing’ boxer’s legacy
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Full card
Sunday 15 September 2024 00:08 , Alex Pattle
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (champion) vs Edgar Berlanga (WBC, WBA and WBO super-middleweight titles)
Erislandy Lara (C) vs Danny Garcia (WBA middleweight title)
Caleb Plant vs Trevor McCumby (super-middleweight)
Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes (super-lightweight)
Stephen Fulton vs Carlos Castro (featherweight)
Roiman Villa vs Ricardo Salas Rodriguez (welterweight)
Jonathan Lopez vs Richard Medina (super-featherweight)
Lawrence King vs Vaughn Williams (light-heavyweight)
Yoenli Hernandez vs Jose Sanchez Charles (middleweight)
Bek Nurmaganbet vs Joshua Conley (super-middleweight)
Subject to late changes…
Who is fighting on the Canelo vs Berlanga undercard this weekend?
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Odds
Saturday 14 September 2024 23:52 , Alex Pattle
Canelo – 1/16
Berlanga – 7/1
Draw – 20/1
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Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: How to watch
Saturday 14 September 2024 23:43 , Alex Pattle
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How to watch Canelo vs Berlanga online and on TV this weekend
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Start time and ring walks
Saturday 14 September 2024 23:27 , Alex Pattle
Canelo vs Berlanga is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas tonight.
The undercard is due to begin at 1am BST on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday), with main-event ring walks expected at 4am BST on Sunday (8pm PT / 10pm CT / 11pm ET on Saturday).
What time does Canelo vs Berlanga start in UK and US this weekend?
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Face-off
Saturday 14 September 2024 23:12 , Alex Pattle
Canelo vs Berlanga LIVE: Welcome!
Saturday 14 September 2024 23:00 , Alex Pattle
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez boxes Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas tonight, defending the unified super-middleweight titles at the T-Mobile Arena.
The Mexican last fought in May – in the same venue – and scored a knockdown of compatriot Jaime Munguia en route to a decision win, having done the same against Jermell Charlo last September and John Ryder last spring.
Meanwhile, American Berlanga enters Vegas with a perfect record of 22-0, including 17 stoppage victories. One of those knockouts came in his last fight, as the 27-year-old stopped Padraig McCrory in February.
Now Berlanga gets his chance to defy the doubters, amid suggestions from many fans that Alvarez is seeking ‘easy’ fights as he edges towards retirement; such fans were keen to see the 34-year-old box David Benavidez this Mexican Independence weekend, but Berlanga gets his shot at the world titles instead.