.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will heading a boxing memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA very middleweight world labels on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena additionally consists of Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight headline against Danny Garcia as well as an incredibly middleweight fight between Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby for the uninhabited WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually held labels in four departments, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight and super middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the recognized super middleweight champ through finishing off Plant by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He made 4 prosperous defenses just before the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez decided to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's required opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just would like to present every person that I'm still the best," Alvarez mentioned in the course of Wednesday's news conference in Sin city. "I still love this sport. When I cease liking it, you'll understand. I enjoy my routine and I enjoy mosting likely to the health club on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never fought for a planet name. After starting his job 16-0, along with all of his success being available in the first round, Berlanga has actually scored merely one interruption in his past six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 every ESPN BET), recognizes he has to carry out one thing unique to beat Alvarez, some of the most ideal boxers on the planet." This is actually the option of a life-time," Berlanga mentioned. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na make every person a believer. Our Team possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our experts are actually differing on Sunday evening." Let's have a look at the label match by the amounts, with records from ESPN Statistics & Details 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: Chances for Alvarez to win the match, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Overall secs dealt with by Berlanga in his initial 16 battles as an expert, which all ended in the preliminary, for an average of 98.9 seconds per fight. The combined record of all 16 enemies back then of their battles was actually 175 victories, 67 sheds as well as 15 attracts.4: Productive label defenses through Alvarez as unquestioned extremely middleweight champ. He is actually the only guy fighter with 4 defenses of an indisputable label in the four-belt period (because 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Success by Alvarez in world label battles at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born boxer with 20 or even more victories in planet label matches. Along with a succeed on Saturday, he will crack a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most wins in globe name fights through a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Uncontested men's champions in the present day four-belt era. 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 also Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Blows landed by Alvarez per round out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability among champions and name competitors).4.2: Punches landed per round through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power blows landed every round through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champs and also name contenders.6.6: Electrical power blows every sphere arrived at Alvarez through his rivals (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed by Berlanga every round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power punches landed by Berlanga per fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power punches arrived on Berlanga per around through opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Strike Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 fights) Berlanga (final 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% System 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 every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was born in Brooklyn, Nyc, his Puerto Rican decline implies this battle signs up with other significant Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe label fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez succeeds UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez wins TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's champion adventure, Berlanga is going to be actually fighting for a globe label for the very first time in his career. It will be actually a huge boost in competitors for Berlanga, that comes into the match as the No. 5-ranked tremendously middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. first-time headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Arena, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific planet champion in 1st primary title match (Final thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces combined extremely middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in 1st primary headline fight on SaturdayCanelo will certainly be actually creating his 8th defense of a minimum of one extremely middleweight label. He is actually currently a -2000 favorite to succeed (every ESPN BET), which would certainly tie for his 2nd fastest probabilities to gain an extremely middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez shortest odds in extremely middleweight title fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez currently a -2000 preferred vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN BET) In their own phrases-- from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the match versus Alvarez suggests to him: "It means every thing to be in this placement. I am actually certainly not expected to be right here. I have actually been actually questioned due to the fact that prior to I turned professional. But I recognized that I was actually tied to end up in this setting." I might be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday night. I've wanted that for many years and also currently it's my rely on do it." Berlanga on his method in front of the fight: "I'm a knockout performer. Every competitor prefers the knockout blow. We know that he's a folklore and our experts can not just go swing for the fencings. Our company need to perform it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our team're choosing. Yet we await all 12 arounds if our company have to." Alvarez on his purpose to search for the KO: "It's effortless to claim you'll take me out, however it's so much more difficult to do it. Saturday evening is actually gon na be actually incredibly tough for him, for sure. I have actually organized the knockout. I love the feeling of a ko and also I am actually gon na perform my ideal to get it done." I consistently placed one hundred percent in to my fights and in to training, despite who I am actually combating. It's the same attitude every fight. This is no exception. I've had an excellent training camp and I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Freedom Day weekend break: "It is actually a tribute to eliminate on this time. Mexican Freedom Time is very essential for our team. It is actually quite special and also I am actually very happy to overcome for the Mexican individuals." The followers imply everything to me and I appreciate them. They assist me no matter what as well as I'm grateful for everybody that is actually supported me throughout my job.".