Podcast: Recap of Canelo vs. Berlanga and the full undercard
Plus: News of the week; a look back on the anniversary of major fights
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There was one major show over the weekend — the Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pay-per-view — and we recapped the main event and the undercard in detail. There is also news of the week and our nostalgia segment looking back on the anniversary of major fights.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Recap of Canelo’s one-sided but entertaining decision over Berlanga to retain the unified super middleweight title and what it means for the future of both fighters.
Recap of the undercard, including Erislandy Lara’s ninth-round TKO of Danny Garcia to retain his middleweight belt in a horrible fight; Caleb Plant’s exciting ninth-round TKO of Trevor McCumby to win the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title; former junior welterweight titlist Rolando Romero’s near-shutout of Manuel Jaimes in a poor fight; and Stephen Fulton’s debatable split decision win over Carlos Castro in a move up to featherweight.
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Juan Francisco Estrada’s decision not to go forward with his rematch against Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and instead move up to bantamweight and what that means for Rodriguez’s plans for a December fight.
Junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez spending some time working with trainer Eddy Reynoso and calling out Gervonta Davis and Terence Crawford.
Matchroom Boxing’s announcement of an excellent flyweight bout between former titlist Sunny Edwards and British countryman Galal Yafai, a 2020 Olympic gold medalist.
Ringside memories of the memorable Canelo-Gennadiy Golovkin trilogy, which saw all three fights take place on the same weekend in September at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (2017, 2018, 2022).
Memories on the 43rd anniversary of one of the biggest and best fights of all time — Sugar Ray Leonard’s 14th-round knockout of Thomas Hearns to become the undisputed welterweight champion in their first legendary showdown.
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