Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (17-0, 16 KOs) will fight former world title challenger Marcelo Esteban “El Terrible” Coceres (30-2-1, 16 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round showdown for the vacant NABO super middleweight belt on ESPN and FS1 prior to the Fury-Wilder PPV event on October 9. The bout is already heating up.
Edgar Berlanga: “I am coming do what I always do, which is to steal the show and knock out my opponent in devastating fashion. Coceres is in for a rude awakening on October 9. Do not get up for a snack when I’m fighting. It’s going to be a short, brutal night. Count on it.”
Esteban Coceres: “Berlanga can say what he wants about making it a short night or whatever. The biggest talkers are usually the most insecure. I know what I bring to the table. I’ve been in there with the better fighters, while he’s feasted on a diet of nobodies. In my mind, it won’t be an upset when I beat this kid. On October 9, it is man versus boy, and that boy is in for a rude awakening.”
Also on that telecast will be former unified WBA/IBF champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams (27-2-1, 16 KOs) against Vladimir Hernandez (12-4, 6 KOs) in a 10-round junior middleweight bout. This is J-Rock’s first fight since losing his title belts 20 months ago.
Preliminary bouts include a 10-round featherweight bout between two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez (7-1, 4 KOs) and unbeaten Orlando “Capu” Gonzalez (17-0, 10 KOs), heavyweight Viktor Faust (7-0, 5 KOs) in an eight-rounder against Mike Marshall (6-1, 4 KOs), the pro debut of former U.S. amateur star Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington in a four-round featherweight contest against an opponent to be named, and junior welterweight Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez (11-1-1, 10 KOs) versus Victor Vazquez (11-5, 5 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
Great handling for Berlanga to get him on a huge stage. With a few more KOs he could be one of the highest paid fighters. People wanna see KOs and punches with bad intentions this is your guy
Coceres?? Really… Yet, another tune up fight for Berlenga i take it? Arum, This is no way to have Berlenga ready to beat a Canelo Alvarez in a year and a half to 2 years as u previously said my dude. I guess talk is. Very cheap. There are plenty other fighters to choose from. U picked a C class fighter with a good record to boost ur ego. Disappointed.
Berlanga’s handlers know something about their fighter that keeps them matching him with this level and type of fighter.. not really the way to step up the competition if you believe in your fighter.
Agreed. There are bigger names at his weight division that they cld throw at him that will make hum work harder. It seems they want ti keep the KO percentage high jus for a huge payday down the road whether he wins it or loses. The kid has a chance to be great, but their holding him back.
Another mismatch, it’s easy to built such a record while fighting second tier fighters (and it’s not being disrespectful saying that, we need fighters like that).
Don`t sleep on this fighter, Coceres. Berlanga`s chin is not sturdy. This kid will lose to a top 5 by KO.