.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will heading a punching memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA tremendously middleweight world headlines on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Stadium also includes Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight headline against Danny Garcia and a super middleweight bout in between Caleb Vegetation as well as Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually held headlines in four divisions, consisting of the lineal championship at middleweight and super middleweight. Alvarez became the uncontested very middleweight champ by finishing off Plant by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He brought in 4 prosperous defenses prior to the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to face Berlanga instead of the IBF's obligatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only would like to reveal everybody that I'm still the most effective," Alvarez claimed during the course of Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still like this sport. When I quit adoring it, you'll understand. I love my regimen and I adore going to the fitness center on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never ever fought for a globe title. After starting his occupation 16-0, with each of his triumphes can be found in the first round, Berlanga has actually scored just one standstill in his past six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 every ESPN BET), knows he must do something unique to beat Alvarez, one of the most ideal competitors on earth." This is the possibility of a lifetime," Berlanga claimed. "It's gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na create every person a believer. We have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our company are actually differing on Saturday evening." Permit's check out at the headline match due to the amounts, with data coming from ESPN Statistics & Information and also CompuBox.Canelo AlvarezEdgar Berlanga34Age2761-2-2Record22-039KOs175-foot-7 1/2 u2033 Height6-foot-1" 70 1/2 u2033 inchesReach73 inchesOrthodoxStanceOrthodoxGuadalajara, MexicoBirthplaceBrooklyn, New York-2000: Odds for Alvarez to win the battle, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Complete seconds fought by Berlanga in his first 16 matches as a pro, which all finished in the preliminary, for around 98.9 seconds every fight. The consolidated document of all 16 rivals back then of their fights was actually 175 victories, 67 sheds and 15 draws.4: Productive title defenses by Alvarez as unquestioned extremely middleweight champ. He is actually the only man fighter with 4 defenses of an uncontested title in the four-belt period (due to the fact that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Triumphes by Alvarez in planet label matches at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born boxer along with 20 or even more triumphes in globe headline fights. Along with a gain on Saturday, he will crack a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most wins in world name battles by a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Unquestioned guys's champions in the present day four-belt time. Along with Alvarez, they are actually: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo and Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Hits landed through Alvarez every fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in precision amongst champs as well as title opponents).4.2: Jabs landed per around by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy punches landed every sphere by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champions as well as title competitors.6.6: Power blows per sphere arrived at Alvarez by his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Hits landed by Berlanga every round out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Power punches landed by Berlanga every complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power blows arrived at Berlanga every around by rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 battles) Berlanga (last 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. tossed every round22.717.828.8 Power avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, Nyc, his Puerto Rican descent implies this match signs up with various other notable Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico planet title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez wins UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's champion knowledge, Berlanga will certainly be actually fighting for a planet label for the very first time in his career. It will be actually a significant boost in competitors for Berlanga, that comes into the battle as the No. 5-ranked super middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Arena, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified globe champion in very first major label battle (Last thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces consolidated super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first primary headline battle on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be actually making his eighth self defense of a minimum of one incredibly middleweight title. He's currently a -2000 preferred to succeed (per ESPN WAGER), which would link for his 2nd least chances to succeed a tremendously middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez shortest probabilities in super middleweight title fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez currently a -2000 favorite vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN BET) In their own terms-- from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the fight versus Alvarez implies to him: "It implies every thing to become in this posture. I'm not meant to be listed below. I have actually been doubted because before I transformed pro. But I understood that I was actually bound to find yourself in this position." I can be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I've wished that for several years as well as now it's my look to perform it." Berlanga on his approach before the match: "I'm a knockout musician. Every competitor yearns for the knockout blow. We understand that he is actually a tale and our experts can not just go swing for the fencings. Our experts need to perform it the right way. Sixth-round ko, that's what we're going for. Yet our experts're ready for all 12 arounds if our company must." Alvarez on his objective to seek the KO: "It's easy to say you'll knock me out, but it is actually much more complicated to carry out it. Sunday evening is actually gon na be actually quite tough for him, for sure. I have actually planned for the knockout blow. I adore the feeling of a knockout and I am actually gon na do my ideal to get it performed." I consistently placed one hundred percent in to my fights and right into training, no matter that I'm combating. It's the same attitude every fight. This is no exception. I have actually possessed an excellent training school and I'm ready." Alvarez on dealing with on Mexican Freedom Day weekend: "It is actually a tribute to fight on this day. Mexican Self-reliance Day is incredibly necessary for our company. It is actually really unique and also I am actually really honored to combat for the Mexican folks." The followers imply every thing to me as well as I appreciate them. They sustain me no matter what as well as I'm grateful for everybody that is actually sustained me throughout my occupation.".