Edgar Berlanga has his first fight under the Matchroom promotional banner this weekend but that hasn’t stopped Eddie Hearn from planning ahead for the highly touted Puerto Rican.
Berlanga headlines at The Theater in Madison Square Garden against Jason Quigley and an impressive performance can get him one step closer to a bout with Canelo Alvarez.
Canelo’s plans for the remainder of the year are still unknown and with a Dmitry Bivol rematch still not confirmed, could Berlanga secure an opportunity?
Hearn, the man who knows both fighters extremely well, discussed the future prospects of Berlanga when appearing on The DAZN Boxing Show.
“We wanna push for that Canelo Alvarez fight next May,” said Hearn when discussing Berlanga’s plans with Ak and Barak.
“I also love Berlanga against Jaime Munguia. Berlanga against Gennadiy Golovkin. Berlanga against John Ryder.
“There’s so many fights out there for him to prove he’s worthy of the Canelos’ and the [David] Benavidez’.”