Who is next for Canelo?

[Ivan Zhelezo]

Alvarez should relinquish the titles so he can pursue the fights he wishes & not hold up division

[Spicoli]

Sadly, way too predictable. But at least there's truth to the early fight posters. Quackity quack

[TitoFan]

5th round TKO victory for Ginger over "not Benavidez." You heard it here first.

[Spicoli]

5th round TKO victory for Ginger over "not Benavidez." You heard it here first.

Right after he is thru waiting on the same night Riyadh season UFC Vegas card to finish up. He'll walk when he's told he can walk. "I can do whatever I want" . Absolute trash fight.

[TIC]

"not Benavidez."

david b already confirmed he was staying at light heavy & giving up his wbc super middle interim belt

[TIC]

[TitoFan]

"not Benavidez."

david b already confirmed he was staying at light heavy & giving up his wbc super middle interim belt

Canelo: "Damn... and I was going to fight him next."

[Spicoli]

The minimal vid contribution...though accurate...regarding this manufactured guaranteed mismatch. The same day it's announced is the same day Benavidez says he'll be mandatory and wants the winner of Bivol v Beterbiev right off. Says literally everything of the fire in the gut of these two. It's getting lost that Canelo is conceding and running limp on different levels here. Sure, he's fighting on "his date" when the UFC is holding a massive card the same night. But it won't be head-to-head. But he'll also again wait until the Ufc card is a wrap before taking the ring. Just like the Kovalev fight where they sat around in the back twiddling their thumbs. It's a terrible look for "the face of boxing" who doesn't make huge fights now and is not confident in the event standing on its own tbh. Sure looks that way.

[Master]

Canelo Alvarez is reportedly being stripped of one super middleweight crown as he prepares to defend his three others against Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas.

Alvarez's mandatory IBF title defense against that governing body's No. 1 contender, William Scull, is overdue, ESPN reports.

The IBF will reportedly order a fight between Scull and Vladimir Shiskin.

'Once we officially notify the involved parties we will issue a statement,' IBF president Daryl Peoples told ESPN.

The unified champion (61-2-2, 39 KOs) will put the WBC, WBA and WBO versions of the 168-pound title on the line in the bout at T-Mobile Arena, which will be available by pay-per-view on Prime Video.

Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) won his first 16 pro fights by first-round knockout, though hadn't shown the same explosive power since moving up in weight until stopping Padraig McCrory in February in his most recent bout.

The New York native who represents Puerto Rico is ranked No. 1 by the WBA at 168 pounds.

Erislandy Lara will defend his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia, a former champion at 140 and 147 pounds, in the co-main event.

The Berlanga fight comes after Alvarez's failure – or reluctance – to strike a deal with contender David Benavidez, who has since moved up to light heavyweight with a win over Oleksandr Gvozdyk earlier this month.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) continues to hold out hope for a battle with Alvarez.

'That'd be a big fight,' said Benavidez on July 15, adding that needs to take some time off for his hand to heal. 'Now I´m at 175 these are some big boys, I´m looking forward to what´s next in the division. I still can make 168, I have a lot to prove.

'If I can go down to 168, there are big fights at 168. I want the opportunity ... if it´s Canelo or whoever, I want the opportunity to be a four-time world champion.'

Alvarez is coming off a ho-hum win, overcoming a somewhat slow start to dominate and hand Jaime Munguia (43-1) his first loss on May 5.

The champ took full control after knocking down Munguia in the fourth round before the announced crowd of 17,492, which was fairly evenly split between the two competitors.

This marked the second straight time that Alvarez left no doubt who was the better fighter and showing why, even at 34, he remains one of the sport's all-time greats. Alvarez also had his way with Jermell Charlo in September to win by even wider margins.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/bo...-Berlanga.html

[Big J]

As bad of an opponent as Berlanga is
Something must be said about Danny Garcia getting a shot at a 160 title
No fights in 2 years
Never fought at 160
Unless the undercard is stacked I have questions
Who's paying for this
Money laundering 101

[TitoFan]

As bad of an opponent as Berlanga is
Something must be said about Danny Garcia getting a shot at a 160 title
No fights in 2 years
Never fought at 160
Unless the undercard is stacked I have questions
Who's paying for this
Money laundering 101

I stopped trying to make sense of boxing's strange machinations a looong time ago.

These orgs seem to constantly try to outdo each other in odd, inexplicable moves.

[Spicoli]

As bad of an opponent as Berlanga is
Something must be said about Danny Garcia getting a shot at a 160 title
No fights in 2 years
Never fought at 160
Unless the undercard is stacked I have questions
Who's paying for this
Money laundering 101

Just empty name-stacking to justify a trinket fight. Garcia jumps 10 spots from current wba ranks and lands on this gravy train . He's never fought 160 in the first place. I like both fighters but this is all of kinds of wrong. Riding top stars ppv undercards used to a sellable spot to build stars from. But Garcia and Lara is just no vision filler. Like a tub of warm store bought potato salad brought to the cookout.

[Ivan Zhelezo]

Vladimir Shishkin has got order to fight William Scull for vacant IBF title

[Big J]

As bad of an opponent as Berlanga is
Something must be said about Danny Garcia getting a shot at a 160 title
No fights in 2 years
Never fought at 160
Unless the undercard is stacked I have questions
Who's paying for this
Money laundering 101

Just empty name-stacking to justify a trinket fight. Garcia jumps 10 spots from current wba ranks and lands on this gravy train . He's never fought 160 in the first place. I like both fighters but this is all of kinds of wrong. Riding top stars ppv undercards used to a sellable spot to build stars from. But Garcia and Lara is just no vision filler. Like a tub of warm store bought potato salad brought to the cookout.

There's a 157 catch weight for Lara vs. Garcia

[Master]

As bad of an opponent as Berlanga is
Something must be said about Danny Garcia getting a shot at a 160 title
No fights in 2 years
Never fought at 160
Unless the undercard is stacked I have questions
Who's paying for this
Money laundering 101

Just empty name-stacking to justify a trinket fight. Garcia jumps 10 spots from current wba ranks and lands on this gravy train . He's never fought 160 in the first place. I like both fighters but this is all of kinds of wrong. Riding top stars ppv undercards used to a sellable spot to build stars from. But Garcia and Lara is just no vision filler. Like a tub of warm store bought potato salad brought to the cookout.

There's a 157 catch weight for Lara vs. Garcia

How are they getting away with this in broad daylight, they are selling a mismatch. Hope they do not rob Lara.