Berlanga has set his sights on the 2025 Scull IBF belt

Edgar Berlanga He says he wants to get his hands on the “IBF title bad” in 2025 and is targeting super middleweight champion William Scull this year.

Canelo pipe dream

Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) has already laid out his plans to capture the IBF title quickly and use the belt as bait for a rematch with unified middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.

Berlanga hard 10 million dollar payday He was good for that fight, especially since he didn’t have to do any serious fighting to get a title shot. He should be happy with the money because he won’t get a second chance to fight Canelo even if he holds the IBF belt.

If Berlanga wins that belt, he’ll be stuck defending it against top contenders like Osleys Iglesias, and he’ll lose it right away.

It is doubtful that the Mexican superstar will be interested in fighting again anytime soon. For the second time, a native New Yorker would be criticized for fighting a weak and undeserving Brooklyn.

Rehydration Roadblock

Even if Berlanga can fight for the IBF title, the 10-lb rehydration rule will kill his chances of winning the belt. Rehydrating in the 190s, he was unable to keep his weight down to 178 for the second weigh-in on fight day. Berlanga is reported to have returned to liquidation 193 For his fight with Canelo. At that rate he should compete at lightweight.

Last September, Berlanga, 27, lost a wide 12-round unanimous decision to Canelo at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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“I want that IBF title so bad!!!! World Champion 2025!! I’ll sleep scull 🇵🇷🇵🇷” Edgar Berlanga X About wanting to challenge IBF super middleweight champion William Scull for the belt.

Jump again?

Boxing fans on social media don’t like Berlanga to win a world title against IBF champion Scull. It sends the wrong message to fans that Berlanga can leapfrog top contenders and go without a repeat World Cup.

Instead of handing it to him on a silver platter, Berlanga will have to fight off these contenders for a shot at the title this time:

Caleb Plant
Osley Iglesias
Diego Pacheco
Christian Mbili
Bektemir Melikuzev
Jaime Munguia

Berlanga is ranked #4 WBA, #4 WBO and #6 WBC. He is better off fighting for one of the three belts after not being ranked 15th in the World Boxing Federation. However, Berlanga will need to fight Plante, Iglesias, Mbili or Pacheco to put himself in a position to become a contender for the WBA, WBC and WBO belts.

In other words, fighters who can easily beat him. But Berlanga will have the keys to a lucrative rematch with Canelo if he goes after the vulnerable Scull IBF belt. It’s a smart move on Berlanga’s part, but his second fight with Canelo is doubtful. The backlash from the fans will be overwhelming for the Mexican star, and he won’t want to deal with it.