Month: September 2024

Terence Crawford
‘Of Course I’ll Beat’ Canelo Alvarez …
‘Ain’t No Doubt In My Mind’

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Canelo Alvarez‘s strength and punching power may scare some boxers, but not Terence Crawford, who tells TMZ Sports he’s absolutely sure he’d get the victory over the Mexican superstar if the two fought.

Of course, at the moment, it’s a big “if” … as even though Crawford’s made it clear he wants the scrap — Canelo doesn’t seem so sure.

If you missed it, following his Saturday night victory over Edgar Berlanga — which Crawford actually attended — Canelo said straight up “no comment” when asked about a potential tilt with Bud.

Nonetheless, when we spoke with Crawford on Sunday, the 36-year-old pugilist told us he still really wants to throw hands with Canelo in a ring.

“I feel as if that’s a legacy fight,” he said. “I feel as if this is the biggest fight in boxing today.”

If it does go down, Crawford acknowledges he’ll have some challenges. He said he will certainly have to be aware of Canelo’s size and power. But, he told us, “I’ve been fighting bigger guys my whole life,” and he’s guaranteeing he’d come away with a win.

Las Vegas lived up to its reputation as the fight capital of the world on Saturday night, playing host to both UFC 306 and the latest title defense from boxing star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Both events delivered — it’s just too bad they overlapped.

UFC 306 marked the promotion’s debut in the new Las Vegas Sphere and lived up to all the pre-fight hype, taking full advantage of the state-of-the-art arena’s many bells and whistles. Also called Noche UFC, it commemorated Mexican Independence Day, and featured many of the promotion’s top Mexican fighters — except for the main event, which pitted American champ Sean O’Malley against Georgian challenger Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight title fight.

O’Malley, who won the belt with a knockout of Dvalishvili’s training partner Aljamain Sterling last year and defended it with a decision win over Marlon “Chito” Vera earlier this year, was one of the promotion’s biggest stars heading in the marquee fight, but ultimately suffered a comprehensive, unanimous-decision loss.

“I feel like I’m in a dream,” an elated Dvalishvili told commentator Joe Rogan after the fight, with the bantamweight belt wrapped around his waist. “Today I’m the best fighter in the UFC.”

It went more or less exactly the way anyone who was picking Dvalishvili predicted it would. The Georgian, who is one of the most relentless wrestlers in MMA at present, completed takedown after takedown throughout the five-round fight. While he was badly hurt by a body shot in the final round, he successfully neutral

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Oscar De La Hoya has suggested Canelo Alvarez’s fight with Edgar Berlanga was boring.

Alvarez took the latest step in his career of pound-for-pound dominance as he took on challenger Edgar Berlanga, beating him in a dominant display at the T-Mobile Arena to retain his world titles.

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The Mexican dropped his rival en route to a points win, with fans in the arena seemingly impressed with quite how easily he dispatched of the Puerto Rican.

But estranged promoter of Alvarez and boxing legend De La Hoya, was quick to put down his efforts on social media.

He wrote: “I told you so. You should have saved your hard earned money [several sleeping emojis].”

A fan then argued that it was one of Alvarez’s more impressive performances, but De La Hoya wasn’t entertaining it.

He responded: “[Laughing face emojis] Wow so he threw more than 3 punches a round.”

Alvarez did not only throw three punches a round and controlled the spectacle for the vast majority in the verdict of fans.

De La Hoya had fumed at Alvarez’s decision to fight Berlanga before the event, and had ranted over his fighting style.

He promoted Alvarez for ten years between 2010 and 2020 overseeing the astonishing rise of the pound-for-pound superstar.

But the pair

Saul Canelo Alvarez is putting his titles on the line tonight against Edgar Berlanga — here’s where to get the fight’s PPV

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The Mexico vs. Puerto Rico boxing rivalry is getting reignited this weekend when Saul Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga face off in Las Vegas. Canelo will again be defending his unified super middleweight title while Berlanga seeks his first world championship.

At a Glance: How to Watch Canelo vs. Berlanga Online

Stream: Prime Video PPV / / PPV.com
Date, Start Time: Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Although not as accomplished as some of Canelo’s past opponents, Berlanga is undefeated in his 22-fight career. 17 of those were knockouts, including the first 16 of his career and his most recent win against Padraig McCrory in February.

Looking to livestream Canelo vs. Berlanga? Read on for a quick guide on where to watch the fight online, plus details including Canelo vs. Berlanga start time and odds.

How to Watch Canelo vs. Berlanga Online

The Canelo vs. Berlanga is only available as a pay-per-view (PPV) livestream, but fans can purchase the Canelo vs. Berlanga PPV livestream through , PPV.com, or Prime Video. Here’s pricing information for both options:

Stream Canelo vs. Berlanga on PPV.com

PPV.com is one of the best places to watch the Canelo vs. Berlanga PPV. You don’t have to sign up for any subscription, and the PPV costs $89.99.

Stream Canelo vs. Berlanga on

Another way to watch Canelo vs. Berlanga online is to get the PPV through . The sports streaming service is offering the PPV for about the same price as Prime Video ($89.99), but you’ll need to be a DAZN subscriber to purchase the PPV.

DAZN offers : a “Monthly Saver” plan that’s $19.99 a month with a 12-month contract, a “Flexible Pass” that’s $29.99 a month (no contract), and an “Annual Super Saver” that costs $224.99 a year.

Stream Canelo vs. Berlanga on Prime Video PPV

One way to watch Canelo vs. Berlanga is to purchase the fight PPV livestream on Prime Video, where it costs $89.95. The PPV is available as a one-time purchase, and you do not need to be a Prime member to buy the fight PPV.

Canelo vs. Berlanga Fight Date, Start Time, Location

The Canelo vs. Berlanga fight is happening tonight, Saturday, Sept. 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main event starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, with prelims starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

Canelo vs. Berlanga Odds

As one of the best fighters of this generation, Canelo is unsurprisingly the heavy favorite to win tonight. Oddsmakers are currently giving Mexican legend a moneyline of -1800 against Berlanga’s 1020.

But Berlanga isn’t without hope. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican upstart, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, started his career with 16 straight knockouts — all in the first round. The streak stopped in 2021 when he won by unanimous decision against Demond Nicholson, and Berlanga went on to win four more times by decision. In February, he returned to his knockout ways, besting Padraig McCrory in the sixth round. Berlanga has held the NABO super middleweight title since 2021.

Berlanga’s only chance against the markedly more successful Canelo is to knock out the champion early — something that no one has come close to doing. In his 65 professional fights, Alvarez has never been knocked down or stopped.

Canelo vs. Berlanga Fight Card

There are a few other exciting fights on the card tonight, including another title bout between Ersilandy Lara and Danny Garcia. Here’s a full Canelo vs. Berlanga fight card:

Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga — 12 rounds, for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship

Ersilandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia — 12 rounds, for Lara’s WBA super middleweight title

Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby — 12 rounds for the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title

Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro — 10 r

The Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga start time and TV schedule for the Canelo vs. Berlanga fight card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

This post will help explain the Canelo vs. Berlanga fight card and at which time the headliners are expected to make their ring walks.

The event features a 10-bout card headlined by the Canelo vs. Berlanga championship bout on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. The Canelo vs. Berlanga ring walks are expected to take place at approximately 11 p.m. ET.

The Canelo vs. Berlanga prelims begin at 6 p.m. and a live stream will be available on MMA Fighting. The schedule for this portion of the card is below:

Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro

Roiman Villa vs. Ricardo Salas

Jonathan Lopez vs. Ricky Medina

Lawrence King vs. Vaughn Williams

Yoenli Hernandez vs. Jose Charles

Bek Nurmaganbet vs. Joshua Conley

The card then heads over to DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view at 8 p.m. ET. Canelo (61-2-2) puts his WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles on the line against the undefeated Berlanga (22-0) in the main event. The schedule for this portion of the card is as follows:

Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga — for Alvarez’s WBC, WBA, WBO, Ring Magazine titles

Erislandy Lara vs.