.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly heading a boxing memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO and WBA very middleweight world titles vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The battle memory card at T-Mobile Field likewise includes Erislandy Lara guarding his WBA middleweight label versus Danny Garcia and a tremendously middleweight struggle between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the uninhabited WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried headlines in four divisions, including the lineal champion at middleweight and extremely middleweight. Alvarez came to be the undisputed extremely middleweight champ by finishing off Vegetation through 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He created 4 productive defenses before the IBF stripped him of the district in July when Alvarez chose to deal with Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's compulsory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply intend to show everybody that I am actually still the greatest," Alvarez mentioned during the course of Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still love this sporting activity. When I stop enjoying it, you'll know. I love my regimen and also I adore visiting the health club every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never defended a world name. After starting his profession 16-0, along with each one of his victories being available in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually scored merely one discontinuance in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a heavy longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), knows he needs to do something exclusive to defeat Alvarez, one of the very best boxers around the world." This is actually the opportunity of a lifetime," Berlanga pointed out. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na make everybody a believer. Our Experts have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our team are actually going at it on Sunday evening." Let's have a look at the label match by the varieties, along with records coming 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to win the battle, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Overall secs dealt with by Berlanga in his 1st 16 battles as a pro, which all ended in the first round, for an average of 98.9 seconds every match. The bundled file of all 16 challengers during the time of their fights was actually 175 success, 67 drops and also 15 pulls.4: Productive title defenses through Alvarez as recognized very middleweight champ. He is actually the only male boxer with four defenses of an uncontested headline in the four-belt age (since 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Success by Alvarez in world headline fights at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born boxer with 20 or even even more triumphes in world label battles. Along with a win on Sunday, he would crack a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most succeeds in globe title fights through a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Uncontested men's champs in the modern four-belt time. Along with 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 through Alvarez per complete of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy among champs and also name contenders).4.2: Punches landed per sphere by Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy hits landed every round through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champions and name contenders.6.6: Electrical power hits every around arrived at Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed through Berlanga per complete of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga per complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power punches landed on Berlanga per sphere by opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 matches) Berlanga (final 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown 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 per round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. tossed per round22.717.828.8 Electrical power avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican descent implies this match joins various other noteworthy Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez wins UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez succeeds UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship adventure, Berlanga will definitely be defending a planet title for the very first time in his occupation. It will be actually a significant step up in competition for Berlanga, who enters the battle as the No. 5-ranked incredibly middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Landscape Stadium, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific planet 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 linked tremendously middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first primary headline match on SaturdayCanelo will certainly be actually creating his 8th self defense of a minimum of one incredibly middleweight title. He's currently a -2000 preferred to gain (every ESPN WAGER), which would certainly connect for his second shortest possibilities to gain an extremely middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest possibilities in super middleweight headline 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 (Every ESPN WAGER) In their personal words-- coming from Wednesday's final news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the fight against Alvarez means to him: "It means whatever to be in this setting. I'm not meant to become here. I have actually been questioned given that just before I switched professional. But I understood that I was bound to find yourself in this particular setting." I could be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Sunday night. I've desired that for many years as well as right now it's my look to perform it." Berlanga on his approach ahead of the battle: "I'm a knockout performer. Every competitor desires the knockout. We understand that he's a folklore and our experts can not simply go swing for the fences. Our team must do it properly. Sixth-round knockout, that's what our experts are actually selecting. But we're ready for all 12 rounds if our experts need to." Alvarez on his goal to search for the KO: "It is actually very easy to claim you'll knock me out, however it's much more challenging to perform it. Saturday night is actually gon na be really hard for him, for sure. I have actually planned for the knockout. I like the feeling of a ko as well as I'm gon na do my finest to receive it done." I constantly placed 100 percent in to my fights and into instruction, no matter that I am actually fighting. It's the same way of thinking every battle. This is no exemption. I have actually possessed a fantastic training camp and also I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Freedom Day weekend: "It's a tribute to fight on this day. Mexican Freedom Time is actually incredibly crucial for our company. It's really exclusive and I am actually quite pleased to eliminate for the Mexican folks." The supporters mean every little thing to me as well as I enjoy them. They sustain me no matter what and also I'm thankful for everybody that is actually assisted me throughout my occupation.".