Eddie Hearn Says Berlanga The #1 Name At 168 Outside Of Canelo

Promoter Eddie Hearn is putting a positive spin on Edgar Berlanga’s loss to Canelo Alvarez, suggesting that he’s now the second most popular fighter in the super middleweight division following his “competitive” defeat last Saturday night in Las Vegas. Hearn says Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) “frustrated” the unified super middleweight champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) at times with his ring IQ. Canelo was frustrated, but for a different reason than Berlanga’s ring IQ. He was upset with the head-butting, low blows, rabbit punches, and illegal straight arms Berlanga was using.