.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly title a punching memory card in Sin city for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight globe headlines on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The fight memory card at T-Mobile Stadium likewise features Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia and also an extremely middleweight struggle between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried headlines in 4 branches, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and very middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the unquestioned tremendously middleweight champ through defeating Vegetation through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in four effective defenses before the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez decided to encounter Berlanga rather than the IBF's necessary opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I merely desire to present everyone that I am actually still the best," Alvarez claimed during Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sporting activity. When I quit adoring it, you'll recognize. I adore my regimen and also I adore heading to the health and fitness center each day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never fought for a planet name. After beginning his career 16-0, with each of his victories being available in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually scored merely one stop in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he has to perform one thing unique to trump Alvarez, some of the most effective boxers on the planet." This is actually the option of a lifetime," Berlanga said. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na create everybody an enthusiast. Our Team have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our company're differing on Sunday evening." Permit's check out at the title match by the varieties, along with data coming from ESPN Statistics & Relevant Information 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 match, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Complete secs dealt with by Berlanga in his first 16 matches as a pro, which all finished in the preliminary, for an average of 98.9 few seconds per match. The combined report of all 16 rivals at the moment of their battles was 175 victories, 67 drops as well as 15 draws.4: Productive title defenses by Alvarez as indisputable extremely middleweight champ. He is actually the only male pugilist with four defenses of an unquestioned title in the four-belt time (considering that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in planet headline fights at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born competitor with twenty or even more victories in globe title battles. With a succeed on Sunday, he will crack a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most succeeds in planet name fights through a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Uncontested males's champs in the modern four-belt period. Aside from Alvarez, they are actually: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo and also Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Punches landed by Alvarez every complete of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability amongst champs and also title competitors).4.2: Jabs landed every sphere by Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power hits landed per around by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champions as well as title competitors.6.6: Energy punches per sphere arrived at Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed by Berlanga per complete of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Power drills landed by Berlanga every complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power hits came down on Berlanga per sphere by enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Punch Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (final 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed every round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed every round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Electrical power avg. tossed every round22.717.828.8 Power avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican descent implies this fight joins other distinctive Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez succeeds UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn contrast to Alvarez's championship adventure, Berlanga will certainly be defending a globe label for the first time in his occupation. It will be actually a significant step up in competitors for Berlanga, who enters into the battle as the No. 5-ranked tremendously middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific globe champ in first significant title fight (Final 30 Years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins consolidated incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first major label battle on SaturdayCanelo are going to be making his eighth defense of a minimum of one tremendously middleweight label. He is actually currently a -2000 beloved to gain (every ESPN BET), which would connect for his second fastest possibilities to gain an incredibly middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez least possibilities 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 favored vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN WAGER) In their personal terms-- coming from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the match against Alvarez means to him: "It suggests whatever to become in this posture. I am actually certainly not meant to become here. I've been actually questioned since just before I transformed pro. Yet I knew that I was tied to end up in this particular posture." I can be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I have actually preferred that for several years as well as now it's my look to perform it." Berlanga on his technique ahead of the match: "I am actually a knockout artist. Every fighter desires the ko. We know that he is actually a folklore as well as our team can not merely go swing for the fences. Our team have to do it the proper way. Sixth-round knockout, that's what our team're opting for. Yet our company await all 12 spheres if we need to." Alvarez on his motive to look for the KO: "It's effortless to mention you'll take me out, yet it's far more difficult to accomplish it. Saturday night is actually gon na be very complicated for him, for certain. I've prepared for the knockout blow. I like the sensation of a knockout blow as well as I am actually gon na do my best to acquire it done." I constantly put one hundred percent right into my battles as well as in to training, despite who I am actually dealing with. It's the same way of thinking every match. This is no exemption. I've possessed a terrific training school and I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Independence Day weekend: "It's a tribute to eliminate on this date. Mexican Self-reliance Day is really significant for us. It is actually very unique and also I'm really happy to overcome for the Mexican folks." The supporters indicate every little thing to me and also I cherish all of them. They support me whatever and I am actually glad for everyone that is actually assisted me throughout my profession.".