.Sep 13, 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 tremendously middleweight globe titles vulnerable versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday evening. The fight memory card at T-Mobile Stadium likewise features Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight headline against Danny Garcia and also a tremendously middleweight fight in between Caleb Vegetation and also Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried labels in 4 divisions, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight and incredibly middleweight. Alvarez came to be the recognized extremely middleweight champion through finishing off Plant by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He made 4 prosperous defenses prior to the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's mandatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I merely desire to show everybody that I am actually still the greatest," Alvarez pointed out during the course of Wednesday's press conference in Las Vegas. "I still love this sport. When I quit enjoying it, you'll recognize. I enjoy my regular as well as I adore heading to the health and fitness center everyday." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever fought for a globe title. After starting his job 16-0, along with each one of his success coming in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed just one discontinuance in his past six victories.Berlanga, a hefty underdog (+900 per ESPN BET), understands he has to do one thing special to defeat Alvarez, among the most effective boxers on earth." This is the possibility of a lifetime," Berlanga stated. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na create everybody a believer. Our Team possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as our experts are actually going at it on Saturday evening." Permit's take a look at the headline battle by the varieties, along with records from ESPN Statistics & Relevant Information 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to gain the fight, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Total secs dealt with through Berlanga in his initial 16 matches as a pro, which all ended in the preliminary, for around 98.9 seconds per fight. The bundled record of all 16 rivals at the moment of their battles was 175 victories, 67 loses as well as 15 attracts.4: Productive label defenses by Alvarez as undisputed very middleweight champion. He's the only guy boxer with four defenses of an indisputable title in the four-belt age (given that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Victories by Alvarez in planet headline battles at 21-2-1, he's the fourth Mexican-born boxer along with twenty or even more success in globe headline battles. With a succeed on Sunday, he would certainly break a dead heat along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd most succeeds in planet title fights by a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undeniable guys's champions in the present day four-belt era. Besides Alvarez, they are actually: 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: Blows landed by Alvarez every complete of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in precision one of champs and name challengers).4.2: Jabs landed per around by Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power blows landed every sphere by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champs and also title competitors.6.6: Power punches per round arrived at Alvarez by his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Hits landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga per round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power hits arrived at Berlanga per sphere through rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. thrown every 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, Nyc, his Puerto Rican decline means this fight signs up with various other noteworthy Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe label 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 wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez wins TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's champion expertise, Berlanga will be actually defending a planet headline for the very first time in his career. It will be a large improve in competitors for Berlanga, who comes into the fight as the No. 5-ranked super middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Stadium, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated an unified globe champ in 1st major label fight (Final 30 Years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins linked incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in initial primary title match on SaturdayCanelo are going to be actually making his 8th self defense of a minimum of one super middleweight headline. He's currently a -2000 preferred to win (every ESPN WAGER), which would tie for his 2nd quickest chances to win a super middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez least probabilities in super 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 very own phrases-- from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the match against Alvarez suggests to him: "It means everything to be within this posture. I'm certainly not intended to be listed here. I've been questioned because just before I transformed professional. Yet I knew that I was tied to wind up in this particular posture." I may be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I've wanted that for many years and currently it's my count on perform it." Berlanga on his strategy in front of the match: "I'm a knockout performer. Every boxer really wants the knockout blow. We understand that he's a legend and also our team can't simply go swing for the fencings. Our team must perform it the right way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what we're going for. However we await all 12 arounds if our team must." Alvarez on his motive to search for the KO: "It's effortless to state you'll take me out, however it is actually much more hard to do it. Sunday evening is gon na be actually really complicated for him, for sure. I've prepared for the ko. I really love the sensation of a ko as well as I am actually gon na perform my ideal to obtain it performed." I consistently put 100 percent in to my fights and also right into training, despite who I am actually combating. It coincides way of thinking every match. This is actually no exception. I have actually possessed a terrific training school as well as I'm ready." Alvarez on dealing with on Mexican Freedom Time weekend break: "It's a tribute to combat on this time. Mexican Freedom Day is incredibly crucial for us. It's incredibly exclusive and also I'm very honored to fight for the Mexican folks." The fans mean whatever to me as well as I appreciate all of them. They sustain me regardless of what and I am actually thankful for everyone that's assisted me throughout my occupation.".