Over 8.5 Rounds (-115)
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- Canelo has not finished a fight before the ninth round since 2021.
- Canelo has won four straight fights by decision and we should see a similar result here.
On the weekend before Mexican Independence Day, one of Mexico’s greatest ever athletes will take center stage in the boxing ring. Canelo Alvarez will seek his 62nd career win and his fifth win in a row as he takes on American Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas. Continue reading for our boxing betting picks for this Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga bout.
This fight will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez comes into his fight against Edgar Berlanga with a career record of 61-2-2, having won each of his last four fights. All four of those wins came by decision, including a win on Cinco de Mayo weekend over Jaime Munguia just a few months ago. Canelo is a huge favorite in this Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga matchup, as the Mexican star will look to use his experience to his advantage to get yet another victory.
How this fight is won by Canelo may be a bigger question than whether or not Canelo wins the fight. The total for this fight is set at 8.5 rounds, implying that it could end somewhere near the eighth or ninth round. But that would be a departure from Canelo’s recent fights, which have gone to decision with regularity.
Edgar Berlanga
Edgar Berlanga has not lost a fight in his professional career, holding a record of 22-0. But he has not faced the caliber of opponents anywhere close to that of Canelo Alvarez. In what is a huge step up in level of competition for the American, he will try to pull off one of the biggest upsets in recent boxing history in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
If Berlanga wants to come away with a win in this fight, he is going to need to stay within himself and not let the excitement of this moment ruin him. It is very easy to be tempted to swing wildly to try and make a name for yourself when a fighter like Canelo Alvarez is on the other side of the ring. But if Berlanga does anything like that, he could be knocked out quickly in this fight.
