{"id":541808,"date":"2026-03-17T07:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/541808\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T07:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:01:08","slug":"edgar-berlanga-eyes-eubank-jr-as-money-leads-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/541808\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Berlanga Eyes Eubank Jr As Money Leads Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Berlanga made his position clear about his next fight. \u201cWhoever comes to the table with that bag,\u201d he said to Da Hangout Spor, adding that the goal is to \u201ccontinue to build my brand\u201d while pursuing a world title. The language matched the direction of his recent career, where the biggest available stage has taken priority over the most difficult available opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Berlanga moved into a title shot against Canelo Alvarez in September 2024 without facing a top-tier contender at super middleweight, with his best wins coming against Patraig McCrory and Jason Quigley. Estimates placed his purse for the Canelo fight in the eight-figure range, giving him a career-high payday despite the huge step up in class.<\/p>\n<p>A fight against then-WBA regular champion David Morrell was an available route during that period, but it didn\u2019t offer the same financial upside. Berlanga instead took the Canelo opportunity, and the result secured him both exposure and earnings at a level few contenders reach.<\/p>\n<p>His next appearance followed a similar scale. Berlanga reportedly earned around $5 million for his fight against Hamzah Sheeraz last July in Queens, where he was stopped in the fifth round on Turki Alalshikh\u2019s card. Even in defeat, the financial return remained high, reinforcing the same direction.<\/p>\n<p>Now, attention has shifted toward Chris Eubank Jr., another opponent with name value and pay-per-view potential. While not the most dangerous option among the younger contenders at 168, Eubank offers a familiar equation: visibility, marketability, and a strong purse.<\/p>\n<p>Berlanga has also expanded his focus outside the ring, speaking openly about his ambitions in music and describing himself as \u201cnot just a superstar in boxing\u201d but \u201ca superstar in life.\u201d That outlook runs alongside his boxing plans rather than behind them, and it helps explain the choices being made.<\/p>\n<p>Berlanga is following the biggest available opportunities, and his push toward Eubank Jr. suggests that approach isn\u2019t changing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"497\">Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the sport\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Berlanga made his position clear about his next fight. \u201cWhoever comes to the table with that bag,\u201d he&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-541808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}