.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly headline a punching memory card in Sin city for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO as well as WBA extremely middleweight world labels on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The match card at T-Mobile Stadium also includes Erislandy Lara shielding his WBA middleweight headline against Danny Garcia and also an extremely middleweight battle between Caleb Plant as well as Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has held titles in 4 departments, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and tremendously middleweight. Alvarez came to be the undeniable very middleweight champ by finishing off Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in 4 effective defenses before the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez made a decision to encounter Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's compulsory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only wish to reveal everyone that I'm still the best," Alvarez claimed throughout Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still enjoy this sporting activity. When I quit loving it, you'll recognize. I like my routine and I love visiting the gym every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever defended a world title. After beginning his career 16-0, along with each one of his triumphes coming in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed merely one halt in his previous 6 victories.Berlanga, a heavy underdog (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he has to perform one thing special to beat Alvarez, one of the very best competitors on earth." This is actually the chance of a lifetime," Berlanga mentioned. "It's gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na make everybody a follower. Our Experts have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as our team're differing on Sunday night." Let's have a look at the label match due to the varieties, with data from ESPN Stats & Details and 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 fight, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Total secs combated through Berlanga in his initial 16 fights as an expert, which all ended in the preliminary, for around 98.9 few seconds every fight. The bundled record of all 16 opponents back then of their fights was 175 success, 67 loses and also 15 pulls.4: Effective title defenses through Alvarez as uncontested very middleweight champ. He's the only male fighter along with four defenses of an uncontested label in the four-belt era (considering that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in world label fights at 21-2-1, he's the fourth Mexican-born boxer with 20 or even more success in planet label fights. Along with a gain on Sunday, he would crack a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most gains in planet name matches through a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Recognized men's champs in the present day four-belt time. Besides 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: Blows landed through Alvarez per fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability amongst champs and also name challengers).4.2: Jabs landed per around through Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power hits landed per sphere by Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions as well as title opponents.6.6: Energy strikes every round came down on Alvarez through his rivals (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed by Berlanga every round out of 37.6 thrown (33%).7.6: Electrical power punches landed through Berlanga every fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power strikes came down on Berlanga every sphere by enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Punch Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (last 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 Electrical power avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually birthed in Brooklyn, New York, his Puerto Rican decline means this battle signs up with various other significant Mexico-Puerto Rico label bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's champion knowledge, Berlanga will be actually defending a planet headline for the first time in his job. It will be a big step up in competitors for Berlanga, who enters into the fight as the No. 5-ranked incredibly middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated an unified planet champion in first primary label fight (Final thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces combined incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first primary headline fight on SaturdayCanelo will be making his 8th protection of at least one super middleweight title. He's currently a -2000 favored to gain (per ESPN WAGER), which would link for his second shortest possibilities to gain a super middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez least odds in incredibly middleweight title fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 preferred vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN BET) In their own phrases-- coming from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the battle versus Alvarez implies to him: "It suggests whatever to become in this particular setting. I am actually not meant to become listed below. I've been questioned considering that just before I switched pro. But I understood that I was bound to end up within this position." I might be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Sunday evening. I've wished that for years and currently it's my count on perform it." Berlanga on his strategy before the fight: "I'm a knockout performer. Every fighter wants the knockout. We know that he is actually a legend and also our team can not merely go swing for the fencings. Our company need to perform it the proper way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our experts're going for. Yet our team're ready for all 12 arounds if we have to." Alvarez on his goal to look for the KO: "It's quick and easy to mention you'll knock me out, however it's so much more complicated to carry out it. Sunday night is gon na be actually quite complicated for him, without a doubt. I've gotten ready for the knockout blow. I enjoy the feeling of a knockout and also I am actually gon na do my absolute best to receive it done." I constantly placed one hundred percent into my matches as well as in to training, regardless of who I'm combating. It's the same attitude every battle. This is no exemption. I've had an excellent training camp and I'm ready." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Freedom Time weekend break: "It's a tribute to eliminate on this day. Mexican Independence Time is extremely vital for our company. It's extremely exclusive as well as I'm very honored to overcome for the Mexican people." The fans imply every little thing to me and I cherish all of them. They sustain me whatever and also I am actually happy for everyone that is actually assisted me throughout my occupation.".