Edgar Berlanga already has his sights on bigger fights after stopping Steven Butler, using his post-fight press conference to lay out an ambitious list of opponents that includes Chris Eubank Jr., Jaime Munguia, Caleb Plant, Jermall Charlo, and Hamzah Sheeraz.
Berlanga made it clear that Eubank remains his preferred target, saying a fight in London later this year would be the ideal next step. If that bout cannot be made, he sees plenty of other options at 168, including a long-discussed clash with Munguia.
“I want Chris Eubank. I’ve been talking about him for a long time. I think that would be a big, big mega-fight in London. We can get it on in November or December. I’m really trying to shoot for that fight.
“If he’s not on the menu, we got Jaime Munguia. That’s a big fight. It’s Mexico against Puerto Rico. It’s going to be a big, big night. He’s young, he’s explosive. You got Caleb Plant. I don’t know if he’s still retired or if he’s coming back. You got Jermall Charlo. That’s a great fight as well.
“You know the fight that we want. The Hamza Sheeraz fight. We want that fight. I want that smoke. But before I get that smoke, I want a world title, and I want to take it from Munguia or one of these guys. That way when I do meet up with Hamzah Sheeraz, he’s going to have the WBO, and I’m going to have a world title. We can do a unification fight, and it’s going to be the biggest fight in boxing.”
Berlanga is aiming for the biggest names available, but several of those matchups may prove difficult to secure. Eubank has long been linked with a December date, Munguia has his own options, Plant’s future remains uncertain, and Charlo has fought only sporadically in recent years. Sheeraz also has business to attend to before a meeting with Berlanga becomes realistic.
The biggest obstacle is that Berlanga has yet to capture a world title. He believes winning one first would raise the value of a future fight with Sheeraz, allowing the two to meet in a unification bout rather than as contenders. Berlanga has made his intentions clear after his victory over Butler, even if turning that wish list into signed contracts will be the difficult part.
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