.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly title a punching memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA extremely middleweight planet headlines vulnerable versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena likewise features Erislandy Lara shielding his WBA middleweight label against Danny Garcia and a very middleweight fight between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried labels in 4 divisions, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and super middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the unquestioned super middleweight champion through finishing off Plant by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in 4 successful defenses prior to the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez decided to deal with Berlanga instead of the IBF's obligatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply intend to show everybody that I'm still the best," Alvarez pointed out in the course of Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still love this sporting activity. When I cease loving it, you'll recognize. I adore my regular and also I love mosting likely to the gym each day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever defended a world title. After beginning his occupation 16-0, with each one of his victories being available in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed simply one interruption in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a hefty underdog (+900 per ESPN BET), understands he needs to do something unique to trump Alvarez, among the very best boxers worldwide." This is the possibility of a life time," Berlanga claimed. "It's gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na create everybody an enthusiast. Our Experts have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and also our team're going at it on Saturday evening." Allow's look at the headline 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 battle, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Complete secs combated through Berlanga in his very first 16 fights as a professional, which all ended in the first round, for around 98.9 seconds per battle. The combined record of all 16 opponents during the time of their fights was actually 175 victories, 67 loses and 15 attracts.4: Successful headline defenses by Alvarez as unquestioned extremely middleweight champ. He is actually the only male boxer with four defenses of an undisputed headline in the four-belt age (considering that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in planet label battles at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born fighter with 20 or even more triumphes in globe headline battles. With a gain on Saturday, he would crack a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd most gains in globe title matches through a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Recognized guys's champions in the modern-day four-belt age. In addition to 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 Stats & Information14.7: Blows landed by Alvarez per round out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy one of champions as well as name competitors).4.2: Stabs landed per round through Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power blows landed every around through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champions as well as title competitors.6.6: Energy blows every round landed on Alvarez by his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed by Berlanga every round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy punches came down on Berlanga every around by challengers (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Punch Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown every round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Electrical power avg. thrown every round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, The Big Apple, his Puerto Rican descent suggests this battle participates in other significant Mexico-Puerto Rico headline 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 evaluation to Alvarez's championship expertise, Berlanga is going to be fighting for a world title for the very first time in his profession. It will be actually a significant boost in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the fight as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Stadium, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific planet champion in initial significant headline battle (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins linked super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first significant label match on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be creating his eighth defense of a minimum of one incredibly middleweight label. He is actually currently a -2000 favored to succeed (per ESPN WAGER), which would certainly link for his second fastest chances to gain a super middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez least probabilities in super middleweight title fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 favorite vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN WAGER) In their own phrases-- from Wednesday's last news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the fight versus Alvarez means to him: "It indicates everything to become in this particular posture. I am actually not supposed to become listed here. I have actually been doubted due to the fact that just before I transformed professional. Yet I understood that I was actually tied to find yourself in this setting." I can be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I've yearned for that for many years and currently it's my look to do it." Berlanga on his approach in advance of the match: "I am actually a knockout musician. Every competitor prefers the knockout. We know that he's a tale as well as our team can not merely go swing for the fences. Our team must do it the proper way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what we are actually going with. However our company're ready for all 12 rounds if our experts need to." Alvarez on his intention to try to find the KO: "It's very easy to say you'll knock me out, but it's a lot more complicated to carry out it. Sunday night is gon na be very hard for him, for certain. I've gotten ready for the ko. I love the feeling of a knockout blow and I am actually gon na perform my greatest to get it done." I always put 100 percent right into my matches as well as into instruction, regardless of that I am actually battling. It's the same way of thinking every battle. This is actually no exemption. I've had a great training school as well as I prepare." Alvarez on dealing with on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend: "It's an honor to fight on this date. Mexican Independence Time is actually really crucial for our team. It's really special and also I am actually quite glad to fight for the Mexican individuals." The enthusiasts suggest every thing to me and I cherish them. They support me whatever and also I'm thankful for every person that is actually supported me throughout my occupation.".