BOXING
How much money will Edgar Berlanga earn for his fight against Canelo Álvarez?
Puerto Rican boxer Edgar Berlanga faces the biggest opportunity of his career when he faces Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday.
As is already a tradition during Mexican national holidays, local hero Canelo Álvarez is ready for his fight against Edgar Berlanga, a boxer born in the United States, but with Puerto Rican roots, who is confident of making history.
Berlanga is perhaps facing the great opportunity of his life, and he knows he cannot afford to waste it. In addition to the Mexican’s belts, Berlanga knows that a fight against the undisputed super middleweight and one of the great kings of boxing will bring him a million-dollar windfall.
Although the amount of money the two boxers will earn in Saturday’s fight has not yet been announced - it will be announced a few days after the fight - reports indicate that Berlanga could earn up to $30 million, with $17.5 million guaranteed.
Berlanga denies this figure
Despite reports that Berlanga would receive that amount for the fight against Canelo, the Puerto Rican boxer himself denied this information, although he acknowledged that it is a multimillion-dollar purse.
No, no, no, no. Let’s see, let’s see. I don’t want to talk about that, but that’s not it. That’s too high. Oh, my God. That’s a lot. Although he also acknowledged when asked if it was a large amount, that “yes, yes, yes, of course, yes, of course” in an interview with El Nuevo Díaz.
When asked what he will do with the money he earns in the fight, he said, “I’m going to invest my money. Pay for my house in Florida, buy more houses. Buy a food business to make more money... I have a business with my dad. I also want to buy an Oro Party Shop in Florida. It’s going to be little by little.”
Saturday’s action gets underway at 8 p.m. ET, with the main event scheduled around 11 p.m. You’ll need to stream it, though - there’s no free broadcast on TV.