Yoenis Tellez is carving his way to stardom at 154 pounds.

Tellez will face Johan Gonzalez on Oct. 19, Premier Boxing Champion (PBC) announced Monday. The fight will take place at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The card also features Cesar Mateo Tapia, who will face Endry Saavedra.

Both 10-round bouts will precede the main event between newly crowned IBF junior middleweight world champion Bakhram Muratzaliev and former WBO world champion Tim Tszyu.

The three fights will air live and exclusively on Prime Video (8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT). Non-Prime members can join or start a free 30-day trial to watch the card.

“PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video will kick off October 19 with a pair of undefeated youth boxers leading up to an explosive clash between Tszyu and Murtazaliev,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Yoenis Tellez can add his name to the all-star lineup of top contenders at 154 pounds against the formidable Johan Gonzalez.

“Mateo Tapia is ready to make a splash in the middleweight division if he can get past the onrushing Endry Saavedra in his first fight. Make sure you tune in to Prime Video or come to Caribe Royale in Orlando for what promises to be a night of action from top to bottom.”

Tellez (8-0, 6 knockouts), originally from Santiago, Cuba, and now residing in Stafford, Texas, last fought on April 26, scoring a one-sided decision victory over Joseph Jackson in a clash of undefeated junior middleweights.

In their previous fight on December 15, Tellez defeated the already defeated Livan Navarro by knockout in the 10th round.

The 24-year-old Tellez, despite having just eight fights as a pro, believes he is ready to take the next step and join the higher division of 154 pounds, as well as make his point at Gonzalez’s expense.

“Fighting an experienced fighter like Johan Gonzalez is a great opportunity to show the world what I’m made of,” said Tellez, who is trained by Ronnie Shields. “He’s fought at an elite level and I expect a tough fight. I’ll leave it all in the ring. I’m going to give it my all on October 19 to put on a great performance and give all the fans watching a great night of boxing.”

Gonzalez (35-3, 34 KOs), a native of Valencia, Venezuela, who now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, stopped veteran Ivan Herrera in the second round of his last fight on Aug. 24. In his previous fight on May 4, Gonzalez was stopped by Jesus Ramos Jr.

Before his loss to Ramos, the 33-year-old had won three straight fights since a decision loss to Magomed Kurbanov in December 2022. Gonzalez is confident his experience and punching power will prove too much for Tellez.

“The fight is everything to me, I have to win it,” said Gonzalez, who made his pro debut in June 2017 and has fought 10 times this year. “I work stiff every day to make sure I leave with my hand raised. Right now, I’m just focused on doing everything I can to keep my career going. I have one mission, to win on October 19.”

In his last fight on April 24, Tapia (17-0, 10 KOs), who hails from Tijuana, Mexico and now lives in Narrabeen, Australia, defeated Keiber Gonzalez by unanimous decision in a clash of undefeated middleweights. In his previous fight on October 18, the 26-year-old stopped Eric Robles in the fifth round.

Tapia is managed by Ryan Rickey and is Tszyu’s regular sparring partner, with the two fighting under No Limit Promotions.

Saavedra (16-1, 13 KOs) last fought on March 13, when he stopped Isaac Hardman in the eighth round of a close and hard-fought fight.

The 33-year-old Saavedra, who is from Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, and now lives in Tijuana, has won his last three fights since losing on points to Etoundi Michel William in October 2022, also in a clash of undefeated middleweights.

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Edgar Berlanga believes he could have a rematch with Canelo Alvarez within a year and a half. He says he’ll beat Jaime Munguia, then get one of the super middleweight titles, and then face Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) for the undisputed title. Berlanga isn’t interested in fighting Caleb Plant because he thinks a fight between him and Munguia would bring in massive PPV numbers.

It might take more than just beating Munguia and Berlanga winning one of the belts for him to get a second fight with Canelo. He might have to beat the likes of Caleb Plant, Diego Pacheco and Osleys Inglesias, in addition to beating Munguia, to get a rematch with Canelo.

From the way Berlanga talks, he thinks he might take that back road to a second fight with Canelo, just like he did to get a title shot. He hasn’t beaten anyone good in his career, building a 22-0 record.

He was the textbook definition of a fighter with a record, as he didn’t have to go through a series of tough fights to earn a shot at the title. To get the bag from Canelo, Berlanga defeated two British fighters, Jason Quigley and Padraig McCory.

He probably would have never gotten that chance if Berlanga hadn’t had to beat good opponents like Plant, Inglesias, Munguia and Pacheco. Canelo didn’t hold it against Berlanga that he never fought good opponents because if he had told him to earn it by fighting some or all of those guys, he never would have done it.

Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) lost to Canelo via unanimous decision in 12 rounds on September 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was not that close, with judges scoring it 118-109, 117-110, and 118-109.

“I know we can have a rematch in a year and a half and I’m sure I can definitely beat him,” said Edgar Berlanga Rocks the universe about his belief that in a year and a half he will be able to have a rematch with Canelo Alvarez.

It’s highly unlikely Berlanga will ever get a rematch with Canelo, and he won’t beat him. He was heavily outmatched in their fight, and that won’t change.

“It was my first world title fight. It was a unification. It could have been a no-brainer,” Berlanga said. “Right now, Caleb [Plant] is on the radar, but now I want Munguia. This fight with the PPV numbers and the gate. It’s a massive attraction in Mexico. You saw me and Canelo. We just made history. Me and Munguia would do the same,” Berlanga said.

Berlanga may have to fight Plant if Canelo is not thrilled with his win over Munguai. If Canelo ignores Berlanga, he will have to fight good opposition until he agrees to fight him.

If Berlanga fights Munguia, he will have a very arduous fight because Jaime is a better fighter offensively than him. Munguia is not Berlanga’s size, but his talent is better than him, as is his experience.

“After I beat him, I want a rematch” [with Canelo Alvarez]. I think we had a great fight. Now he has a lot of respect for me,” Berlanga said. “He saw our results. It was a great fight from the first to the twelfth round. I really believe he’ll give me another chance.

“I think I’ll have to go out and get a world title. Like the WBO, if he vacates the WBO or the WBA. If I get a title, I believe we can do it. Next year is going to be a massive year. I’m a future PPV star. The king of PPV, the face of boxing,” Berlanga said.

I wonder if Berlanga really believes what he says about being the future PPV King and Face of Boxing. If he was that great, he wouldn’t have lost like he did to Canelo. He would have taken the fight with David Morrell too.

MAKE NO MISTAKE, Josh Padley knew he had been brought in as a scapegoat for Portsmouth’s unbeaten Mark Chamberlain, but the little-known 28-year-old, an electrician by trade, did not turn up for the opening match of Wembley Edition as cannon fodder.

Pulling off a surprise victory while Chamberlain’s so-called ‘biggest fan’, Turki Al-Alshikh, looked on with a handful of increasingly bewildered players, the pocket rocket was busy landing upwards blows from every angle.

Not only was he fighting for future titles and respect, but this career-best success sent Padley skyrocketing to the top Boxing News The UK lightweight ranking drops from ninth to third.

Now for Maxim Hughes and Sam Noakes, although the fight officially took place at 140 pounds, the next step for either could be a formal move up to super lightweight, so complicated is the matter of non-title fights in the context of long-term plans.

Regardless, Padley’s plea to interested promoters to “get in touch” will surely be met with a well-deserved, substantial payday for the show.

Unwanted by many before his season debut in Riyadh, Padley comfortably moved up in weight and used apt tactics over 10 rounds to distract, disorient and disorient Chamberlain for long periods of the fight. The Armthorpe man even joked earlier that he had boxed in smaller venues than the one hosting the pre-fight press conference.

After knocking out Chamberlain in round eight and taking a points deduction in round nine, Josh secured a unanimous decision victory and established himself as a credible contender at 140, 135 and even 130.