Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT
Main event start time (approx.): 11:30 p.m. ET | 8:30 p.m. PT
Location: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
On Saturday, May 5, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Canelo Alvarez will face off against Edgar Berlanga in a highly-anticipated boxing match. The fight will be carried live by MMA Fighting.
The main event of the boxing match is expected to start at around 11 pm ET. To find out what happened during the undercard, please visit our results page.
For his last fight, which took place in May, Canelo defeated Jaime Munguia via a unanimous decision. It was his fourth straight victory.
In February, Berlanga defeated Padraig McCrory by knockout in the sixth round. Before this fight, he had won all of his previous five fights by decision.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga odds
The betting odds for the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Berlanga are getting wider. At this writing, Alvarez is a -2200 favorite, while Berlanga is a -1000 underdog. A few weeks ago, Alvarez had been -2000, and the money continues to pour in on him. I would ignore the money lines, though if you think that Berlanga could beat Canelo more than nine times, taking that +1000 is a good value.
If you want to take Alvarez to a win by stoppage, you can do so at -275, while you can get Berlanga to a decision victory at +800.
This weekend’s boxing matches are expected to provide some interesting betting options. For those who are looking for something a little different, I think that Erislandy Lara will beat Danny Garcia by a decision, while Caleb Plant will stop Trevor McCumby. If all those options are hit, I think that a $100 bet would yield a profit of around $320.
Canelo Alvarez record and bio
- Nationality : Mexican
- Date of birth : July 18, 1990
- Height : 5′ 8″
- Reach : 70.5″
- Total fights : 65
- Record : 61-2-2 (39 KOs)
Edgar Berlanga record and bio
- Nationality : American
- Date of birth : May 18, 1997
- Height : 6′ 1″
- Reach : 73″
- Total fights : 22
- Record : 22-0 (17 KOs)
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight card
- Canelo Alvarez (c) vs. Edgar Berlanga for the WBA, WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine super middleweight titles
- Erislandy Lara (c) vs. Danny Garcia for the WBA middleweight title
- Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby for the interim WBA super middleweight title
- Rolando Romero vs. Manuel James; Featherweights
- Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro; Super Lightweights
- Roiman Villa vs. Ricardo Salas; Welterweights
- Jonathan Lopez vs. Richard Medina; Super Featherweights
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga prediction
This will be similar to many of Canelo’s fights. The two will square off even initially, with Berlanga likely to get a lead on the scorecards after the first few rounds. Eventually, Alvarez will begin to wear down Berlanga and take control of the fight, which could lead to a 10th-round stoppage.
