Edgar Berlanga known as out Diego Pacheco on X following his less-than-stellar 12-round unanimous determination win over Steven Nelson on Saturday evening on the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
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Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) is coming off a one-sided 12 spherical unanimous determination loss to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th. Edgar bought a reported $10 million payday in opposition to the Mexican star and was aggressive regardless of dropping.
Pacheco (23-0, 18 KOs) was compelled to go the space in opposition to the 36-year-old light-hitting fringe contender Nelson (20-1, 16 KOs). Diego appeared to wilt within the eleventh and twelfth rounds from the stress that Nelson was placing on him. He nonetheless bought the win by the scores 117-111, 117-111 and 117-111.
Put up-fight Problem
Berlanga says he needed to provide Pacheco a “payday.” Promoter Eddie Hearn and Pacheco are each on board with preventing Berlanga subsequent if he’s critical.
“For me, it’s the primary time I’ve heard Edgar speak in regards to the combat, and it’s music to our ears,” mentioned Promoter Eddie Hearn, reacting to Edgar Berlanga saying on X tonight that he needs to provide Pacheco a “massive payday” and an “a** whooping.”
“It’s a superb combat, a really powerful combat, a harmful combat for each males,” Hearn continued about Berlanga desirous to combat Pacheco. “Two nice fighters. It might be Mexico vs. Puerto Rico. Now it reveals how Diego’s star and profile are rising as a result of lots of people say, ‘Who’s Diego Pacheco? Why would we combat Diego Pacheco?’
“Now, persons are calling him out, and Edgar Berlanga is without doubt one of the largest names within the division. He’s calling him out. It’s a very, actually good combat, and I do know you want that combat, too,” mentioned Hearn to Pacheco.
“Oh yeah, undoubtedly. That’s a combat I’ve been open to creating for a very long time now,” mentioned Pacheco about Berlanga. “My coach informed me, ‘Should you don’t get the knockout, all these guys are going to need to combat you. They’re going to be open to preventing you in case you don’t get the knockout.
“It’s humorous he mentioned that as a result of now it’s taking place. Edgar Berlanga, in case you’re listening to this, we are able to run it subsequent. Let’s get it,” mentioned Pacheco.
Ima get that younger boy an enormous pay day and an enormous ass whooping 😂🤜🏼🤛🏼 you solely getting paid 200k a combat sheesh 😂😂😂😂😂
— Edgar Berlanga Jr (@EdgarBerlangaJr) January 26, 2025
