.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez are going to headline a punching memory card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA incredibly middleweight planet labels on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Field likewise includes Erislandy Lara shielding his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia and a super middleweight match between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually contained labels in four departments, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight as well as super middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the unquestioned tremendously middleweight champ by defeating Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He made four successful defenses before the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to encounter Berlanga rather than the IBF's mandatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just intend to present everyone that I am actually still the greatest," Alvarez stated during Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still love this sport. When I quit adoring it, you'll know. I adore my routine and I adore heading to the health club daily." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever fought for a globe title. After starting his occupation 16-0, along with each one of his triumphes being available in the first round, Berlanga has actually slashed only one interruption in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a hefty longshot (+900 every ESPN BET), recognizes he must perform something exclusive to trump Alvarez, some of the very best competitors in the world." This is the possibility of a life time," Berlanga pointed out. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na make every person an enthusiast. We have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our experts're differing on Sunday night." Allow's check out at the label fight by the varieties, with records coming from ESPN Statistics & Details as well as 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to win the fight, per ESPN BET.1,582: Complete secs combated by Berlanga in his very first 16 battles as a pro, which all finished in the first round, for approximately 98.9 seconds every fight. The consolidated report of all 16 opponents at that time of their matches was actually 175 wins, 67 loses and also 15 draws.4: Successful title defenses by Alvarez as unquestioned very middleweight champ. He is actually the only guy pugilist with four defenses of an undisputed label in the four-belt time (considering that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Victories by Alvarez in planet title matches at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born competitor with twenty or additional triumphes in planet title battles. Along with a win on Sunday, he would break a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd most gains in planet title battles through a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Unquestioned men's champs in the contemporary four-belt age. In addition to Alvarez, they are: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo and Naoya Inoue.ESPN Stats & Information14.7: Strikes landed by Alvarez per round out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability amongst champs and title opponents).4.2: Stabs landed every round by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy hits landed every round through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions and name contenders.6.6: Electrical power punches per round landed on Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Blows landed through Berlanga every round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power drills landed through Berlanga every complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy hits came down on Berlanga per sphere through rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 fights) Berlanga (final 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed every round18.319.822.3 Stabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. thrown every round22.717.828.8 Electrical power avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was born in Brooklyn, The Big Apple, his Puerto Rican decline means this fight participates in various other notable Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's championship adventure, Berlanga will certainly be actually fighting for a world label for the very first time in his job. It will be actually a large improve in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the match as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. new label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Arena, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated an unified planet champ in initial significant headline fight (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins consolidated tremendously middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first primary title fight on SaturdayCanelo are going to be creating his 8th protection of at least one very middleweight title. He's currently a -2000 preferred to gain (every ESPN BET), which will connect for his second least odds to gain a tremendously middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest odds in super middleweight headline fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 favored vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN BET) In their own terms-- from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the match versus Alvarez means to him: "It suggests whatever to be in this particular setting. I am actually certainly not intended to be listed here. I have actually been doubted considering that before I switched expert. However I understood that I was tied to end up within this placement." I may be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Sunday night. I have actually wanted that for several years and now it's my count on perform it." Berlanga on his method before the match: "I'm a knockout artist. Every competitor really wants the ko. We understand that he's a tale and also our company can not just go swing for the fencings. We need to do it the right way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our experts are actually choosing. But our experts're ready for all 12 arounds if our team have to." Alvarez on his objective to seek the KO: "It's quick and easy to state you'll take me out, however it's so much more hard to accomplish it. Sunday night is gon na be actually very tough for him, for sure. I've prepared for the knockout. I like the emotion of a ko and I'm gon na perform my finest to acquire it done." I always put one hundred percent right into my fights as well as right into instruction, despite who I'm battling. It's the same mindset every battle. This is actually no exemption. I've had an excellent training school as well as I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Freedom Time weekend break: "It is actually a respect to eliminate on this time. Mexican Freedom Day is extremely essential for us. It's incredibly exclusive as well as I'm very proud to eliminate for the Mexican people." The enthusiasts mean every little thing to me and also I appreciate them. They sustain me regardless of what and I'm appreciative for everybody that's sustained me throughout my occupation.".