.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely headline a boxing card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he places his WBC, WBO as well as WBA very middleweight planet headlines on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening. The battle card at T-Mobile Stadium also includes Erislandy Lara shielding his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia and also an extremely middleweight struggle between Caleb Vegetation and also Trevor McCumby for the uninhabited WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has accommodated headlines in four departments, featuring the lineal champion at middleweight as well as super middleweight. Alvarez came to be the undisputed extremely middleweight champion by defeating Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He created 4 prosperous defenses just before the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez decided to deal with Berlanga instead of the IBF's obligatory opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply would like to reveal everybody that I am actually still the very best," Alvarez mentioned during the course of Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still enjoy this sport. When I cease adoring it, you'll know. I enjoy my regular and I enjoy going to the health club everyday." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never defended a planet name. After beginning his job 16-0, along with each of his success coming in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed simply one halt in his past 6 victories.Berlanga, a heavy longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he has to perform one thing special to trump Alvarez, among the greatest competitors on earth." This is actually the opportunity of a life time," Berlanga stated. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na create every person an enthusiast. Our Company possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our company are actually differing on Saturday evening." Allow's look at the label fight due to the amounts, with records coming from ESPN Stats & 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: Probabilities for Alvarez to succeed the match, per ESPN BET.1,582: Complete few seconds dealt with through Berlanga in his first 16 battles as a professional, which all ended in the preliminary, for around 98.9 few seconds per match. The bundled report of all 16 opponents back then of their battles was actually 175 triumphes, 67 drops as well as 15 draws.4: Successful label defenses by Alvarez as undisputed extremely middleweight champion. He is actually the only guy pugilist with 4 defenses of an uncontested label in the four-belt time (given that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in planet label matches at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born boxer with twenty or even additional triumphes in globe title fights. Along with a win on Sunday, he will crack a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most gains in world title matches through a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Uncontested males's champions in the present day four-belt period. Besides Alvarez, they are actually: 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 every complete of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability amongst champs and also title competitors).4.2: Jabs landed per sphere by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power hits landed every around through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions and name challengers.6.6: Energy blows per round landed on Alvarez through his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Blows landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Electrical power drills landed by Berlanga per round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power strikes came down on Berlanga every around by enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Strike Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 fights) Berlanga (final 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown every round4137.651.1 Complete 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 Jabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Electrical power avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 Power avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually born in Brooklyn, New York, his Puerto Rican descent indicates this match joins various other remarkable Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico planet title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez wins TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship adventure, Berlanga will certainly be actually defending a globe title for the very first time in his occupation. It will be a major improve in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the match as the No. 5-ranked extremely middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Garden Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated an unified world champion in very first major label match (Final thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins unified incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first significant headline match on SaturdayCanelo will certainly be creating his 8th protection of a minimum of one incredibly middleweight headline. He's currently a -2000 preferred to gain (every ESPN BET), which would connect for his second shortest probabilities to win a super middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest possibilities 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 beloved vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN WAGER) In their own terms-- from Wednesday's final news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the match against Alvarez indicates to him: "It indicates every little thing to be in this particular placement. I'm not meant to become right here. I've been actually questioned given that before I transformed professional. Yet I understood that I was bound to wind up in this position." I can be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Sunday night. I have actually really wanted that for several years as well as now it's my look to do it." Berlanga on his technique in advance of the battle: "I am actually a knockout performer. Every fighter really wants the knockout. We understand that he's a legend and also we can't only go swing for the fences. We have to do it properly. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our company are actually choosing. However our team await all 12 arounds if our experts need to." Alvarez on his intention to search for the KO: "It is actually simple to claim you'll knock me out, yet it is actually much more tough to carry out it. Sunday evening is actually gon na be actually extremely tough for him, without a doubt. I have actually planned for the knockout blow. I like the emotion of a ko and I'm gon na perform my ideal to receive it done." I always put 100 percent into my fights as well as in to training, no matter who I'm combating. It coincides mindset every battle. This is actually no exemption. I have actually possessed a wonderful training school and also I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend: "It's a tribute to fight on this day. Mexican Independence Time is actually extremely vital for us. It is actually really exclusive as well as I am actually extremely proud to combat for the Mexican individuals." The followers suggest every little thing to me and also I appreciate all of them. They sustain me whatever and I am actually happy for everybody who's assisted me throughout my profession.".