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American heavyweight contender Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga challenged Mexican superstar Canelo “El Canelo” Álvarez for his unified WBC, WBA (Super) and WBO Super Middleweight titles. The bout was held on September 14, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. A spectacular showdown marked by a knockdown in Round 3 and a clear unanimous decision — preserved in vivid HD highlights!
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00:00For Canelo Alvarez's Unified Super Middleweight Championship Tale of the Tape, brought to you by VMC.
00:09Introducing to you first the challenger on my right, fighting out of the red corner, wearing black trunks with gold trim,
00:16proudly representing his heritage of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and fighting out of Brooklyn, New York.
00:24He weighed in at 167.5 pounds. He is undefeated in his campaign in the ring with a record of 22 wins, no losses, 17 wins coming by way of knockout.
00:37Ladies and gentlemen, here is the battle-ready, undefeated, all-action-and-hard-hitting world-ranked challenger,
00:45introducing the chosen one, Edgar Berlanga!
00:56And now his opponent across the ring, fighting out of the blue corner, wearing brown trunks with orange trim,
01:03El Orgulloso Guerrero de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
01:08He weighed in at 167.75 pounds, with a record of 61 wins, two losses, and two draws.
01:17He has 39 wins coming by way of knockout.
01:21Here is the sensational star of boxing, the four-division world champion in pound-for-pound great,
01:27in his 26th world title appearance.
01:30Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the renowned, the current, the reigning and defending,
01:35unified, super-middleweight champion of the world, introducing,
01:40Saul Canelo Alvarez!
01:50At all times, protect yourself at all times. Touch gloves. Good luck.
01:56A festive soundtrack as we await the opening bell.
01:59He became undisputed champion, beating Caleb Platt November 2021 here in Las Vegas.
02:09Able to slip, Perry, weave, upper body movement, the pull counter.
02:14Others were unable to do.
02:16There's a nice combination from Canelo.
02:18He's able to make Canelo incredible at cutting off the ring,
02:23and then making paint going upstairs, downstairs, and just filling the inches, the game of inches.
02:28Oh!
02:29He looks up with the left hand. Berlinga took it.
02:32That's the second time Canelo's gone with that right hand of the body and followed up with a hook.
02:36There's that thing.
02:37There's that thing.
02:37Is it a trap?
02:40Does he want to launch the right hand against Canelo?
02:42Canelo lands the one-two and is able to step back and escape the offense of Berlinga.
02:47Landing, less punches, throwing less punches, but it's accurate, and he makes it catch up.
02:51Oh, and Berlinga fires.
02:53Berlinga goes down.
02:55It's Canelo being warned, but Berlinga...
02:57It's a jab downstairs because he's trying to counter-punch on top.
03:04All right, here's where Canelo's pushing down on Berlinga's back.
03:11And then, yeah, hit him on the sides and the back.
03:14And then Berlinga retaliated, yeah.
03:15Berlinga finds himself in the corner.
03:18And Canelo has a measure by Berlinga's jab.
03:22That'll disrupt Canelo, and of course, you keep Canelo from resetting his feet.
03:26Then you have an opportunity to do something.
03:30Oh, wow! Down goes Berlinga!
03:32Canelo cracks Berlinga!
03:34He goes down here and runs Berlinga Alvarez!
03:38And for the second time in his career, Berlinga is down on the deck.
03:43Both of the predicted knockouts.
03:45The fisted fireworks have begun in Las Vegas here in round three.
03:51Canelo's looking to close the show.
03:54Berlinga trying to hold his ground.
03:58Wild punch from Berlinga.
04:00Canelo measuring him up, using the jab to tee up with the weight.
04:04Yeah.
04:04Canelo's not carrying anybody in this fight.
04:06He's gonna, he's up.
04:07Some Mexico ringing out Monday as Mexican Independent State Weekend.
04:11Great body shot.
04:12Proud and proud crowd.
04:13Nice left hook.
04:14He rips those hooks right on the elbows.
04:16And look at the defense, Abner, just by an inch.
04:18Turn!
04:19What a performance.
04:21We are in trouble.
04:22Here we go.
04:23This is, this is the replay.
04:25Canelo's gonna throw the jab.
04:26Yeah.
04:27Berlinga leaves his left, he leaves his right hand down on a feint.
04:32See, right there.
04:33Boom.
04:33They got hit on it.
04:34Look.
04:35He, he bit on the feint.
04:42Here's another look.
04:43Oh, perfectly timed.
04:44Left hook so sharp, so short.
04:47Berlinga upset right there.
04:48Punching his glove, saying like, he got me.
04:51Look, see.
04:52He got me.
04:53Berlinga went for the feint downstairs, and then he hooked right over it.
04:56It's a, it's a great trick.
04:58A lot of great fights found, courtesy of the sweeping left hook from Canelo.
05:01Canelo clips him with the right hand, the right cross.
05:04To the, oh, rips a left hook to the lever.
05:07The Mexican special.
05:11He hits himself in the corner again, jab from Canelo, canelo with his trademark high guard.
05:17You've got to try to maximize it.
05:19When you see the shot, jab, go for it, power jab.
05:28Berlinga's in the corner again, danger zone, but he comes back with the right hand.
05:33Canelo misses with the left hook.
05:35And see, you don't want to get angry, Canelo.
05:37Checking the jaw, Berlinga.
05:40Berlinga's in close now, right the range where Canelo can line those uppercut.
05:44Oh, nice one, two from Berlinga, quick counter from Canelo.
05:49All right, here we go.
05:50It's, uh, here's Canelo going to the body with that race.
05:54He had turned his knuckles over so well.
05:56And then back there, though, that one wasn't as, because Berlinga was moving away from it.
06:03Wasn't as effective, but Berlinga was slipped, he got that one too bad.
06:06Same, and, uh, it's Joe Goose's scorecard, the other person's scorecard, Canelo fishing the shutout through five.
06:14Yeah, Berlinga keeps blocking himself into the corner with this corner.
06:17This corner is kind of a pro-plastic about it.
06:21Lead left up, and got to the body by Canelo, so sweet.
06:25Yeah, that body's doing damage already.
06:26Look at Berlinga's hands, they're going down.
06:28See, Harvey Dock telling him to keep the punches up, because Canelo's kind of hitting him on the hip and a little below.
06:41And Canelo, yeah, there he popped him with it.
06:43Canelo looking to parry it.
06:47Now, Canelo, yeah, but there's a good parry by Canelo, and then he rolls with the right hand.
06:52Oh, he does that really well, Canelo.
06:54That's right.
06:55He rolls with the punches.
06:56And there's that little short left-up.
06:57That uppercut in the hook, you guys.
06:59Yeah, that hurt Berlinga, that uppercut.
07:01He's coming out of hell.
07:03Are you sure?
07:04What's up?
07:05We alert, right?
07:06Everything is use that jab, use those faints.
07:09You got it.
07:10Berlinga's corner wants to see more jabs.
07:12They've landed almost the same amount.
07:15You want to work the body there.
07:17Canelo does that expertly.
07:18I will tell you that's a third warning from Harvey Dock.
07:21The jab and the right cross there by Canelo.
07:25Lead left hook by Canelo.
07:26Berlinga's stickled to the ropes.
07:29Berlinga finally another jab from Berlinga.
07:31Now, Berlinga comes close, but it's the uppercut that's initiated.
07:34That's a slip.
07:35A bad slip, and he could have hurt himself.
07:37The way he's...
07:39He went too hard on that slip.
07:41I think he's laughing yet.
07:43He's embarrassed.
07:44Canelo wants to repeat that hook with that fake.
07:51He throws a wicket right hand.
07:52He landed on his knees.
07:53There it is.
07:54He could have hurt himself.
07:55Very much throws himself off balance.
07:57That's isn't it.
07:58He just made it.
07:58He's elbowing.
07:59That's correct.
07:59Oh, that hook.
08:01Berlinga just missing it by Berlinga again in the corner.
08:04Oh.
08:05No one might put it.
08:06But not that body shot.
08:08Nice.
08:08Oh, damn.
08:11There it is.
08:12That landed.
08:13Although Berlinga rode it.
08:15That attack breaking down the arms of his opponent.
08:17Smack cross.
08:18And Doc went down.
08:20Doc calls a toe.
08:21Oh, yeah.
08:22For the head force.
08:23Well, Berlinga's elbow people, he's pit people, he's not about breaking elbows, guys.
08:27And Harvey Doc saw it from a distance.
08:30Can we get back to where that headbutt happened?
08:32Look, that's intentional.
08:34It's purposeful.
08:35Harvey Doc comes running.
08:36But not before Canelo's really nice.
08:41What do you do?
08:41Because he's not getting wobbled or dropped right now.
08:44He's getting wobbled.
08:45He did mention it in the court already.
08:47That's good fighters.
08:50Look, you got ringside doctors and referees there.
08:52Yeah, but sometimes you...
08:53Nice job, man.
09:00The over 50,000 that have showed up to support him here, Ciddy.
09:03Good luck double-tipped by Canelo.
09:04And another one up for Canelo.
09:06And Berlinga leads him.
09:08He's hurting right now for Berlinga.
09:10And yet he fires back again, keeps trying to fight him back, but does not initiate it like you said, Joe.
09:14He's falling on the ropes here.
09:17Nice defense there by Berlinga, but then gets tagged by the one-two from Canelo.
09:21Canelo.
09:26What are we doing?
09:27Ciddy got to stop that part.
09:28He's concerned.
09:28Yeah, he's concerned.
09:29He asked, are you awake?
09:30Yeah, no, he asked, are you okay?
09:32Yeah, he closed his eyes for a bit.
09:33Major concern in the corner for Berlinga.
09:34He's taking too many shots.
09:36Let's go!
09:37There's that rabid punch.
09:40That's a ding.
09:41Mark, the corner man still talking to Berlinga.
09:43You were left hook and right hands.
09:45That's every punch.
09:46Berlinga, that was his best combination of the-
09:48He's had a good shot by Canelo.
09:49He's definitely having his way, but Berlinga is firing back.
09:53He's still punching back.
09:54It's just a reaction, I think, from Berlinga.
10:00Oh, beautiful.
10:01Stand there, guys.
10:02Right uppercut by Canelo.
10:03Maestro.
10:04Two paintbrushes in his hands.
10:06Berlinga, few and far between.
10:07Beautiful combo from Canelo.
10:08Make no mistake once.
10:09Number two, fire back like he is.
10:10He's a hell of a fighter.
10:11I think he's got a great future.
10:12Ten seconds.
10:13Oh, he wiped away.
10:14Canelo must have heard that ten-second warning and may have thought he could defend yourself
10:21at all times just as big as Sean when he was walking away.
10:23Canelo heard the ten-second clap and turned and thought it wasn't the bell.
10:26Here's the ten-second clapper.
10:27Canelo heard the ten-second clap and turned and thought it wasn't the bell.
10:28Here's the ten-second clapper.
10:29Canelo heard the ten-second clap and turned and thought it wasn't the bell.
10:34Here's the ten-second clapper.
10:35Canelo walks away not knowing it's not the bell.
10:36Canelo walks away not knowing it's not the bell.
10:39Oh, magic.
10:40And takes the best shot.
10:41Canelo as Berlinga once again puts himself on the ropes, ducking underneath.
10:58Back and forth action here at round 11.
11:01And again goes on.
11:03Shots breaking up of Berlanga in the 11th.
11:07Oh, but gets rattled with that left.
11:09Fires back, but another left hook.
11:11Canelo clipping Berlanga.
11:13Remember, round three, the left hook dropped Berlanga.
11:15Yeah, that was a sneak left hook.
11:17He snuck in the right hand was a little low when he put it right.
11:20Left in the 11th.
11:21Canelo putting himself there with the pressure,
11:23but he needs to turn away.
11:24The corner's been asking for it all night.
11:26Easier said than done, but you're only going to get it.
11:28And that right hand has definitely marked up the eye of Berlanga,
11:32but Berlanga trying to stay away.
11:34Canelo continues to march forward.
11:35Fires a left hook.
11:3612th and final round upon us here in Las Vegas,
11:40Mexican Independence Day weekend.
11:42And a beautiful combination by Canelo.
11:46I doubt there will be much of...
11:49Combinations.
11:50Combinations.
11:51Only combinations.
11:53Beautiful, Berlanga right from Berlanga.
11:58Again, like you mentioned, Joe, still trying Berlanga
12:01but getting hit too much.
12:03It's an Independence Day weekend.
12:05But the amazing thing is they actually shook hands
12:08before the 12th.
12:09And again, coming into this fight,
12:12Canelo with a career-high five straight fights
12:15without a finish.
12:16The last two beveled.
12:17But you're at the punishment.
12:18He's taken from Canelo.
12:19And you know what?
12:20After this,
12:21Barbara Lange is going to have to take a whole year off.
12:22To test him.
12:23Right hand of the body by Canelo.
12:28Counter left by Berlanga.
12:32So in his first 12-round fight,
12:35his first of title fight,
12:37as Joe...
12:38He can take solace going 12 rounds
12:40with one of the world's best.
12:42But for Canelo Alvarez
12:43on this Mexican Independence Day weekend
12:45on the 11th anniversary
12:47of a 23-year-old Canelo being taken to school
12:50by Floyd Mayweather.
12:51Well, Berlanga looking to try to pull things up.
12:55Another painful lesson.
12:57Courtesy of Canelo Alvarez.
13:00And the other man back.
13:02Well, Canelo's...
13:04To 110.
13:06Steve Weisfeld and Max DeLuca
13:09both scored about 118 to 109.
13:13All three in favor of the winner.
13:17And still unified super middleweight champion of the world,
13:22El Orgulloso Guerrero de Guadalajara,
13:27Saúl Canelo Alvarez!
13:37Super middleweight crown.
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