.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely headline a punching card in Sin city for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and also WBA tremendously middleweight globe labels on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena likewise features Erislandy Lara guarding his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia and a tremendously middleweight fight between Caleb Vegetation and Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has contained titles in 4 departments, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and also tremendously middleweight. Alvarez came to be the indisputable very middleweight champ through finishing off Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He created four successful defenses just before the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to deal with Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's required challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I merely want to reveal everybody that I'm still the most effective," Alvarez pointed out in the course of Wednesday's news conference in Sin city. "I still love this sporting activity. When I stop enjoying it, you'll understand. I adore my regular and also I love going to the health club every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never defended a globe title. After starting his profession 16-0, with each of his success coming in the first round, Berlanga has actually slashed only one standstill in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a hefty longshot (+900 per ESPN BET), knows he needs to carry out one thing unique to defeat Alvarez, among the most effective competitors worldwide." This is the chance of a life-time," Berlanga pointed out. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na create every person a follower. Our Team have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as our team are actually differing on Sunday evening." Permit's have a look at the label battle by the amounts, along with data from ESPN Stats & Details 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 succeed the battle, every ESPN BET.1,582: Overall few seconds battled through Berlanga in his 1st 16 battles as a pro, which all ended in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 few seconds every fight. The mixed document of all 16 challengers at the moment of their battles was actually 175 wins, 67 sheds and 15 attracts.4: Productive headline defenses through Alvarez as unquestioned super middleweight champion. He's the only man fighter along with 4 defenses of an undisputed label in the four-belt time (given that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success by Alvarez in globe headline fights at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born competitor with twenty or even even more triumphes in world title matches. Along with a succeed on Sunday, he would crack a dead heat along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most succeeds in world name fights by a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undeniable guys's champs in the modern four-belt period. Aside from Alvarez, they are: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo and Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Punches landed through Alvarez per fill out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in precision among champs as well as name contenders).4.2: Punches landed every sphere by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power blows landed per round by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champions as well as title challengers.6.6: Power hits per around landed on Alvarez by his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Blows landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Power punches landed by Berlanga per fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power hits came down on Berlanga every round by rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Punch Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (final 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% Human body 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% Energy avg. tossed per round22.717.828.8 Electrical power avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually birthed in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican decline suggests this battle participates in other notable 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 gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's champion expertise, Berlanga will certainly be defending a planet label for the very first time in his profession. It will be actually a huge improve in competition for Berlanga, who enters into the battle as the No. 5-ranked incredibly middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Landscape Arena, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific planet champion in initial primary headline fight (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins combined incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first significant label match on SaturdayCanelo are going to be actually creating his 8th defense of a minimum of one super middleweight label. He's presently a -2000 favored to win (per ESPN BET), which will tie for his 2nd fastest possibilities to succeed an extremely middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez shortest odds in very 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 (Every ESPN WAGER) In their personal words-- coming from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the battle versus Alvarez suggests to him: "It means whatever to be in this particular placement. I am actually certainly not supposed to be listed here. I have actually been doubted because prior to I switched expert. But I knew that I was tied to wind up within this setting." I can be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I've wished that for several years as well as currently it's my rely on do it." Berlanga on his strategy before the battle: "I'm a knockout artist. Every competitor wants the knockout. We understand that he is actually a tale as well as our company can't merely go swing for the fences. Our company need to perform it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our company're choosing. Yet our team're ready for all 12 arounds if our experts must." Alvarez on his purpose to try to find the KO: "It is actually easy to claim you'll take me out, however it is actually far more hard to do it. Sunday night is gon na be really complicated for him, for certain. I've organized the ko. I really love the feeling of a ko as well as I am actually gon na do my ideal to get it carried out." I always placed 100 percent in to my matches as well as right into instruction, no matter who I am actually dealing with. It's the same mentality every fight. This is no exception. I've had a great training camp as well as I'm ready." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Independence Time weekend break: "It is actually a respect to combat on this day. Mexican Freedom Day is actually very necessary for our team. It's very special and also I'm incredibly glad to fight for the Mexican people." The fans suggest everything to me and also I appreciate all of them. They support me whatever as well as I am actually grateful for everybody who's supported me throughout my career.".