.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez are going to headline a boxing card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO and also WBA incredibly middleweight globe labels on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The battle memory card at T-Mobile Field also includes Erislandy Lara protecting his WBA middleweight headline versus Danny Garcia and an incredibly middleweight struggle in between Caleb Vegetation and also Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has contained titles in four branches, consisting of the lineal championship at middleweight as well as very middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the uncontested tremendously middleweight champ through defeating Vegetation through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He created 4 effective defenses prior to the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez decided to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's necessary challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply intend to present everyone that I am actually still the very best," Alvarez said during the course of Wednesday's news conference in Sin city. "I still enjoy this sport. When I cease enjoying it, you'll know. I love my regular as well as I love going to the health and fitness center everyday." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has certainly never defended a world title. After beginning his profession 16-0, with every one of his success can be found in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed only one blockage in his past six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 per ESPN BET), understands he needs to do something unique to beat Alvarez, among the very best competitors on earth." This is the chance of a life-time," Berlanga claimed. "It's gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na make everyone a believer. Our Company have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as our company're going at it on Sunday night." Allow's take a look at the title fight due to the numbers, with records coming from ESPN Statistics & Relevant Information 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 gain the battle, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Complete seconds dealt with through Berlanga in his very first 16 fights as an expert, which all finished in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 seconds per fight. The combined report of all 16 opponents at that time of their matches was 175 success, 67 drops as well as 15 draws.4: Productive title defenses through Alvarez as indisputable super middleweight champion. He's the only male boxer along with 4 defenses of an undisputed label in the four-belt time (due to the fact that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Triumphes by Alvarez in world label fights at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born fighter with twenty or even even more victories in planet headline battles. Along with a gain on Sunday, he would certainly damage a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most wins in globe title fights through a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undisputed males's champs in the contemporary four-belt age. Along with 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 Stats & Information14.7: Blows landed by Alvarez every fill out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy among champions and name opponents).4.2: Punches landed every round through Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy hits landed per around by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions and name challengers.6.6: Power strikes every around arrived at Alvarez through his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Blows landed by Berlanga per round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga per fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy strikes arrived at Berlanga every around through opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 battles) Berlanga (last 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% Body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. thrown every 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 means this battle participates in various other notable Mexico-Puerto Rico title 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 wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez succeeds UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship adventure, Berlanga will be defending a world title for the first time in his career. It will be a major step up in competition for Berlanga, that enters into the fight as the No. 5-ranked incredibly middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific globe champ in initial major headline fight (Last three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins unified extremely middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first primary headline fight on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be actually creating his 8th defense of at least one tremendously middleweight title. He's presently a -2000 beloved to succeed (per ESPN BET), which would certainly connect for his second shortest possibilities to succeed a tremendously middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez fastest chances in incredibly middleweight label fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 beloved vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN WAGER) In their own phrases-- from Wednesday's last news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the match against Alvarez indicates to him: "It implies everything to be in this posture. I'm not intended to be here. I've been actually questioned due to the fact that prior to I switched expert. Yet I recognized that I was tied to end up in this particular posture." I could be the face of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I have actually yearned for that for several years and now it's my turn to do it." Berlanga on his method in advance of the battle: "I am actually a knockout performer. Every boxer really wants the ko. We know that he's a legend and our team can't just go swing for the fences. Our experts need to perform it properly. Sixth-round knockout, that's what we are actually opting for. Yet our team're ready for all 12 arounds if our company need to." Alvarez on his purpose to try to find the KO: "It's quick and easy to say you'll take me out, but it is actually much more hard to accomplish it. Sunday night is gon na be actually really complicated for him, without a doubt. I've planned for the knockout blow. I like the feeling of a knockout blow and also I am actually gon na perform my greatest to acquire it done." I consistently put 100 percent in to my battles and right into training, despite who I am actually combating. It's the same attitude every fight. This is actually no exemption. I've had a great training camp and also I'm ready." Alvarez on dealing with on Mexican Independence Time weekend: "It's a tribute to fight on this time. Mexican Independence Day is actually incredibly important for us. It's really special as well as I'm incredibly proud to eliminate for the Mexican people." The enthusiasts mean whatever to me as well as I enjoy them. They sustain me no matter what as well as I'm appreciative for everyone who's assisted me throughout my career.".