Things Turn Ugly as Caleb Plant Makes Edgar Berlanga Face a Harsh Reality After Knocking Out Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz

Perhaps it’s too soon to say whether Edgar Berlanga has truly bounced back. After all, he suffered a tough loss to ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Ideally, his next move should have been securing a major fight against a top 168-pound contender. Instead, he faced the relatively unknown Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz. Unsurprisingly, the fight ended exactly as most expected. Despite competing on the undercard, Berlanga now basks in his newfound momentum – perhaps the boost he had been desperately seeking.

With his confidence restored, he is now setting his sights on a bigger challenge. During his post-fight interview with Chris Mannix, Berlanga outlined his hit list. At the top remains a longed-for rematch with ‘Canelo.’ However, there is one fight he craves even more – a showdown with his archrival, Caleb Plant. The two have exchanged heated words both in person and online, but Berlanga’s latest callout barely seemed to faze ‘Sweethands,’ who responded with a parting shot.

After Berlanga mentioned his rematch ambitions with ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, promoter Eddie Hearn, who was standing nearby, chimed in: “I like the Caleb Plant fight. I think that’s a brilliant fight. You know, two guys that are going to really spice it up at the press conference, two great fighters, two great 168-pounders.”

And the crowd goes MILD!!!! Nobody even pitched in on the chant @EdgarBerlangaJr -1000 aura on that one…. pic.twitter.com/WTADxiFDwC

— CalebPlant (@SweetHandsPlant) March 16, 2025

Berlanga then took things a step further, repeatedly shouting, “F**k Plant. F**k Plant. F**k Plant. F**k Plant. F**k Plant.” The crowd erupted with loud cheers, but Caleb Plant saw it as an embarrassment. The former super middleweight titleholder later posted a tweet: “And the crowd goes MILD!!!! Nobody even pitched in on the chant @EdgarBerlangaJr -1000 aura on that one….”

Later, as Berlanga walked back from the ring with his team, he spoke to the media in the corridors. Confidently, ‘The Chosen One’ vowed to bring the same fate that befell Gonzalez-Ortiz to Plant, Jaime Munguia, and Jermall Charlo. “I’m on a different level now. Imma do the same thing to Plant, Munguia, Charlo…”

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