.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will headline a punching memory card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he places his WBC, WBO and also WBA incredibly middleweight globe titles vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The match memory card at T-Mobile Stadium also features Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia and a very middleweight fight between Caleb Vegetation and Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has contained headlines in four divisions, consisting of the lineal championship at middleweight as well as tremendously middleweight. Alvarez came to be the undisputed very middleweight champion through finishing off Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He brought in 4 successful defenses before the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez made a decision to deal with Berlanga instead of the IBF's mandatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just would like to reveal everyone that I am actually still the most effective," Alvarez claimed throughout Wednesday's news conference in Sin city. "I still adore this sport. When I cease adoring it, you'll understand. I adore my regular and I like heading to the gym on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never fought for a world name. After starting his career 16-0, along with each one of his victories can be found in the first round, Berlanga has actually slashed simply one stop in his past 6 victories.Berlanga, a heavy underdog (+900 every ESPN WAGER), understands he must carry out one thing exclusive to beat Alvarez, among the greatest competitors on earth." This is actually the option of a life time," Berlanga pointed out. "It's gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I'm gon na create everybody a believer. Our Experts have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as we're going at it on Sunday evening." Let's have a look at the headline match due to the varieties, along with data coming from ESPN Stats & 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: Chances for Alvarez to win the battle, per ESPN BET.1,582: Total seconds combated by Berlanga in his very first 16 matches as a pro, which all ended in the first round, for approximately 98.9 seconds every battle. The combined report of all 16 enemies at the time of their fights was 175 triumphes, 67 sheds as well as 15 attracts.4: Prosperous title defenses by Alvarez as unquestioned tremendously middleweight champ. He's the only male pugilist with four defenses of an unquestioned label in the four-belt time (due to the fact that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success by Alvarez in globe title battles at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born boxer along with twenty or even additional success in planet title battles. With a gain on Saturday, he will damage a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third very most succeeds in world name fights through a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Indisputable males's champions in the contemporary four-belt age. Besides 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: Punches landed through Alvarez every fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in precision amongst champions as well as name contenders).4.2: Punches landed per around through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power punches landed per round through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champs and also name challengers.6.6: Electrical power punches every sphere landed on Alvarez through his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed through Berlanga every round out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga per round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy blows came down on Berlanga per sphere by challengers (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 fights) Berlanga (final 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed per 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 Punches avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. tossed every round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually birthed in Brooklyn, The Big Apple, his Puerto Rican decline means this match participates in other noteworthy Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world label 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 succeeds UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn contrast to Alvarez's championship knowledge, Berlanga will be actually fighting for a globe title for the first time in his profession. It will be actually a huge boost in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the fight as the No. 5-ranked tremendously middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. first-time headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Garden Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific world champ in initial major label match (Last three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins merged very middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in 1st significant label fight on SaturdayCanelo are going to be actually making his eighth protection of at least one tremendously middleweight headline. He's presently a -2000 favored to win (every ESPN BET), which will link for his 2nd least odds to succeed a very middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez shortest chances in incredibly middleweight label fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez currently a -2000 preferred vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN WAGER) In their personal terms-- from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the match versus Alvarez suggests to him: "It implies every thing to be within this setting. I am actually certainly not expected to be right here. I've been questioned because prior to I switched expert. However I recognized that I was actually bound to wind up in this posture." I may be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday night. I have actually preferred that for years and also right now it's my rely on perform it." Berlanga on his technique ahead of the battle: "I'm a knockout musician. Every competitor wishes the knockout blow. We understand that he's a folklore and our team can not only go swing for the fences. Our company must do it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our team're going with. Yet our company await all 12 spheres if our team have to." Alvarez on his objective to try to find the KO: "It is actually effortless to mention you'll knock me out, yet it's far more tough to accomplish it. Saturday evening is gon na be extremely hard for him, for sure. I have actually gotten ready for the knockout blow. I enjoy the feeling of a knockout blow and also I'm gon na perform my ideal to get it performed." I consistently put 100 percent right into my matches and into training, despite who I'm fighting. It coincides attitude every battle. This is no exception. I have actually had a fantastic training school and I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Independence Day weekend: "It is actually a respect to combat on this day. Mexican Freedom Day is actually quite essential for our team. It's extremely exclusive and also I am actually incredibly happy to overcome for the Mexican individuals." The followers mean every thing to me as well as I cherish all of them. They assist me regardless of what and I am actually grateful for everybody who's sustained me throughout my profession.".