The Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga PPV numbers did better than expected, proving that Canelo still has star power. Canelo boxed Berlanga on September 14 during Mexican Independence Weekend. The fight competed against the UFC 306 card,

Vegas, baby! Mexican fighter and the WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (61-2-2) faces off against American Edgar Berlanga (22-0-0) for the title belts on Saturday, Sept. 14.

I haven’t written a pay-per-view running diary in about 13 or 14 years, since I was filing weekly online columns for The Ring, but the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pay-per-view, plus the Prime Video preshow — seven fights spread across some 6½ hours — presented a fine opportunity to get the gang back together and give the running diary another shot.

Canelo Alvarez weighed in at 166.8 lbs while Challenger Edgar Berlanga came in at 167.7 lbs at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their main event fight this

UFC 306's $22 million live gate overshadows the revenue from the Canelo vs. Berlanga fight card, setting a new record.

Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) had few issues in claiming a unanimous decision win against Edgar Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs). While two judges had it 118-109, one had the fight 117-110.