Eddie Hearn sees some potential in signing Edgar Berlanga even when he has not had any concrete discussions with the fighter or his handler so far.
Information broke earlier this week that Berlanga, the favored tremendous middleweight from New York Metropolis of Puerto Rican descent, had parted methods along with his longtime promoter High Rank. The divorce comes as Berlanga, as soon as heralded as an thrilling knockout machine, has struggled in his previous a number of fights to look spectacular. After stopping his first 16 opponents inside the space, Berlanga, 25, has needed to accept choices in his final 4 fights.
Berlanga and his chief handler, Keith Connolly, have been reportedly at odds with executives at High Rank on planning the fighter’s subsequent steps. Connolly is greatest referred to as the supervisor of Daniel Jacobs and Sergey Derevyanchenko.
As soon as information of Berlanga’s separation broke, boxing followers speculated that Hearn, the top of Matchroom, could be all for signing Berlanga.
In a latest interview, Hearn made it clear that whereas he has not had any discussions with Berlanga he can already see the potential attraction of a signing, particularly from a matchmaking standpoint. Hearn thinks a struggle between Berlanga and tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez may generate large bucks down the road. Alvarez, who’s one thing of a free agent, has fought underneath Hearn’s promotional aegis for the previous few fights and seems intent on doing so for the rapid future.
“My telephone went mad final night time with individuals saying have you ever signed Edgar Berlanga,” Hearn informed Boxing Social. “No, I’ve not had one dialog with Edgar Berlanga or his group. Keith Connolly is his supervisor I do know very nicely. Good fighter, thrilling.
“Look, Canelo Alvarez versus Edgar Berlanga is a large struggle in Mexico and Puerto Rico. However I’ve not had any conversations with him.”
The final time Berlanga was within the ring was final summer season, in June, when he notched a largely ho-hum unanimous determination over Columbia’s Alexis Angulo on the Hulu Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis. Throughout that struggle, Berlanga tried to chunk Angulo on the left shoulder. Berlanga was subsequently suspended by the New York Athletic Fee for six months and fined $10,000. Though he has confirmed himself to be a succesful attract New York, Berlanga has drawn criticism for his latest lackluster outings.