.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly heading a punching card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he places his WBC, WBO and WBA very middleweight world titles on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday evening. The match card at T-Mobile Field additionally includes Erislandy Lara shielding his WBA middleweight label versus Danny Garcia and also a super middleweight fight between Caleb Vegetation and also Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has contained headlines in four divisions, featuring the lineal champion at middleweight as well as incredibly middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the indisputable very middleweight champ by defeating Plant through 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He brought in four successful defenses before the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's required challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply intend to present everybody that I'm still the most ideal," Alvarez said throughout Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sport. When I cease loving it, you'll know. I love my routine and also I love visiting the health club daily." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never fought for a globe name. After starting his occupation 16-0, along with each of his triumphes can be found in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed just one stop in his past six victories.Berlanga, a massive longshot (+900 per ESPN BET), recognizes he must do one thing special to beat Alvarez, some of the greatest competitors in the world." This is the possibility of a life time," Berlanga pointed out. "It's gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na create everyone a believer. Our Company have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and also our company're differing on Saturday night." Allow's have a look at the label match by the amounts, along 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: Probabilities for Alvarez to succeed the battle, per ESPN BET.1,582: Total few seconds combated by Berlanga in his very first 16 matches as an expert, which all finished in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 secs per match. The mixed document of all 16 opponents during the time of their matches was 175 victories, 67 sheds and 15 pulls.4: Prosperous headline defenses through Alvarez as recognized very middleweight champion. He's the only man boxer with four defenses of an unquestioned headline in the four-belt time (due to the fact that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Victories by Alvarez in world label fights at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born competitor along with twenty or more triumphes in planet headline battles. Along with a win on Saturday, he would certainly break a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most succeeds in world name matches by a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undisputed men's champs in the present day four-belt period. 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 as well as Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Strikes landed by Alvarez per complete of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy amongst champions as well as name contenders).4.2: Jabs landed per round through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power blows landed per round through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champions and also name challengers.6.6: Power blows every around arrived at Alvarez by his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Hits landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power drills landed through Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power strikes came down on Berlanga every around through opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Strike Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Stabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Electrical power avg. tossed per round22.717.828.8 Electrical power avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually birthed in Brooklyn, Nyc, his Puerto Rican descent suggests this battle joins other notable Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico planet headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's champion expertise, Berlanga will certainly be actually defending a planet label for the first time in his career. It will be a significant boost in competition for Berlanga, that enters into the fight as the No. 5-ranked tremendously middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Landscape Field, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific globe champion in 1st significant headline match (Final thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces consolidated extremely middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first major title fight on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be actually making his eighth self defense of a minimum of one super middleweight label. He's presently a -2000 favored to win (per ESPN BET), which will link for his second shortest possibilities to gain an incredibly middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez least possibilities in tremendously middleweight label 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 BET) In their very own terms-- from Wednesday's final news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the fight against Alvarez implies to him: "It suggests everything to be within this placement. I am actually certainly not supposed to become right here. I have actually been doubted due to the fact that prior to I transformed pro. However I knew that I was actually tied to end up in this placement." I can be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday night. I have actually yearned for that for several years and also currently it's my look to do it." Berlanga on his strategy in front of the fight: "I am actually a knockout artist. Every fighter yearns for the knockout blow. We understand that he's a legend as well as our experts can not merely go swing for the fencings. Our experts must do it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our team are actually choosing. Yet our company're ready for all 12 arounds if we need to." Alvarez on his intent to look for the KO: "It is actually easy to state you'll take me out, yet it's far more tough to do it. Saturday evening is actually gon na be incredibly tough for him, for certain. I have actually planned for the ko. I enjoy the feeling of a knockout blow and I'm gon na perform my finest to acquire it carried out." I constantly placed one hundred percent in to my matches and also right into training, no matter that I am actually fighting. It's the same mindset every fight. This is no exception. I've had an excellent training camp as well as I prepare." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend break: "It is actually a respect to overcome on this time. Mexican Self-reliance Day is quite necessary for us. It is actually incredibly special and I am actually extremely honored to eliminate for the Mexican folks." The fans imply every little thing to me as well as I enjoy all of them. They assist me whatever as well as I am actually glad for every person that is actually assisted me throughout my profession.".