.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely heading a boxing card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO and WBA extremely middleweight world headlines on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday evening. The fight memory card at T-Mobile Arena additionally includes Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia and also an incredibly middleweight fight in between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually contained titles in four departments, featuring the lineal champion at middleweight and also very middleweight. Alvarez became the unquestioned very middleweight champ by finishing off Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He created 4 prosperous defenses just before the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's necessary opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just desire to present every person that I'm still the very best," Alvarez said throughout Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still love this sporting activity. When I cease loving it, you'll understand. I adore my regular and also I enjoy visiting the health club every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never fought for a globe name. After beginning his job 16-0, along with all of his triumphes can be found in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed merely one interruption in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a heavy longshot (+900 every ESPN BET), knows he has to carry out something exclusive to trump Alvarez, among the greatest fighters around the world." This is actually the possibility of a life-time," Berlanga mentioned. "It's gon na be a firefight this weekend. ... I'm gon na make everybody a follower. We possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as we're differing on Saturday night." Permit's take a look at the headline fight by the varieties, with data from ESPN Statistics & Relevant Information 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to win the match, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Complete secs dealt with through Berlanga in his first 16 matches as a pro, which all finished in the first round, for around 98.9 seconds every match. The combined report of all 16 rivals at the moment of their matches was 175 wins, 67 loses as well as 15 pulls.4: Prosperous label defenses through Alvarez as indisputable super middleweight champion. He's the only man fighter along with four defenses of an indisputable label in the four-belt era (due to the fact that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Victories by Alvarez in world headline battles at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born fighter with 20 or even more wins in globe headline fights. Along with a gain on Sunday, he will break a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third very most succeeds in globe title battles through a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Indisputable men's champions in the modern-day four-belt time. 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: Strikes landed by Alvarez per fill out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy among champs and also title contenders).4.2: Jabs landed per around by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power blows landed every round through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champions as well as title challengers.6.6: Energy blows per round came down on Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed through Berlanga every fill out of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power punches landed on Berlanga every sphere through rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown every round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. thrown 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, Nyc, his Puerto Rican descent suggests this battle participates in other significant Mexico-Puerto Rico label bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez succeeds UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship knowledge, Berlanga is going to be actually defending a world headline for the very first time in his profession. It will be actually a huge boost in competition for Berlanga, who enters into the battle as the No. 5-ranked tremendously middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific planet champ in initial primary label fight (Last thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces merged tremendously middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first major label battle on SaturdayCanelo will be actually creating his eighth protection of at the very least one very middleweight label. He's currently a -2000 favored to succeed (every ESPN WAGER), which will link for his 2nd least possibilities to gain an incredibly middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez shortest odds in extremely middleweight label fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez currently a -2000 favorite vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN WAGER) In their own phrases-- from Wednesday's last news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the battle against Alvarez means to him: "It implies whatever to become in this particular setting. I am actually certainly not expected to become here. I've been actually doubted because just before I switched pro. But I understood that I was bound to wind up in this particular placement." I can be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I've wished that for many years and currently it's my turn to do it." Berlanga on his technique before the battle: "I am actually a knockout musician. Every competitor desires the knockout blow. We know that he's a folklore and also we can't just go swing for the fences. Our company need to do it properly. Sixth-round knockout, that's what our experts are actually selecting. Yet our team're ready for all 12 spheres if our team must." Alvarez on his intent to look for the KO: "It is actually effortless to say you'll knock me out, however it's a lot more complicated to do it. Sunday evening is actually gon na be quite complicated for him, for sure. I have actually organized the knockout. I enjoy the emotion of a knockout as well as I am actually gon na do my finest to receive it carried out." I regularly placed 100 percent right into my matches and in to training, no matter that I am actually combating. It coincides mindset every battle. This is no exemption. I have actually possessed an excellent training camp and also I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Independence Time weekend break: "It is actually a tribute to fight on this day. Mexican Freedom Time is quite essential for our team. It's incredibly unique and also I'm incredibly pleased to eliminate for the Mexican individuals." The followers imply whatever to me and I enjoy them. They sustain me whatever as well as I am actually glad for every person that is actually supported me throughout my job.".