.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will headline a boxing memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO as well as WBA extremely middleweight globe headlines vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday evening. The match memory card at T-Mobile Field likewise features Erislandy Lara protecting his WBA middleweight label versus Danny Garcia and also a very middleweight bout in between Caleb Vegetation as well as Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually contained headlines in four branches, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and also very middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the undeniable extremely middleweight champ through finishing off Plant through 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He made 4 successful defenses just before the IBF stripped him of the belt in July when Alvarez determined to face Berlanga instead of the IBF's mandatory opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply want to reveal every person that I am actually still the very best," Alvarez stated throughout Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still adore this sporting activity. When I stop adoring it, you'll understand. I enjoy my regimen and also I love going to the health club everyday." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never defended a planet name. After starting his career 16-0, along with each one of his victories coming in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed simply one deduction in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a heavy longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he needs to perform one thing exclusive to beat Alvarez, some of the best boxers worldwide." This is the chance of a lifetime," Berlanga stated. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na create everybody an enthusiast. Our Team have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and we're going at it on Saturday evening." Permit's look at the label battle by the numbers, with data 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: Odds for Alvarez to win the battle, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Overall few seconds battled through Berlanga in his very first 16 battles as a professional, which all ended in the preliminary, for an average of 98.9 few seconds per battle. The consolidated file of all 16 challengers at the time of their matches was actually 175 wins, 67 drops as well as 15 pulls.4: Effective title defenses by Alvarez as unquestioned tremendously middleweight champion. He's the only guy pugilist along with 4 defenses of an indisputable label in the four-belt era (considering that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in planet title battles at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born fighter along with twenty or additional wins in globe title matches. Along with a succeed on Sunday, he would certainly crack a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd most succeeds in planet title fights through a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undisputed guys's champions in the contemporary 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 and Naoya Inoue.ESPN Stats & Information14.7: Strikes landed through Alvarez every round out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy amongst champions and name competitors).4.2: Punches landed per sphere by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy punches landed every round by Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champs as well as name contenders.6.6: Energy hits per round arrived on Alvarez by his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Hits landed through Berlanga every fill out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Power punches landed by Berlanga per fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy blows arrived on Berlanga per sphere by opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Duplicates 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% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown 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 Energy avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually born in Brooklyn, The Big Apple, his Puerto Rican descent indicates this battle participates in other noteworthy Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico planet 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 gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship adventure, Berlanga is going to be fighting for a world label for the first time in his career. It will be actually a significant improve in competitors for Berlanga, who comes into the fight as the No. 5-ranked incredibly middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. new headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Landscape Arena, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified globe champion in 1st significant headline fight (Last thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces unified super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first major title fight on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be making his eighth defense of at least one super middleweight label. He is actually currently a -2000 favored to win (per ESPN WAGER), which would certainly tie for his second quickest odds to gain an incredibly middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez least odds in very 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 own terms-- from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the fight against Alvarez suggests to him: "It indicates everything to be in this particular posture. I'm certainly not intended to be listed here. I have actually been actually questioned given that prior to I transformed expert. But I knew that I was bound to wind up within this setting." I may be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I have actually wished that for several years as well as now it's my rely on do it." Berlanga on his technique before the match: "I'm a knockout artist. Every boxer prefers the ko. We know that he is actually a legend and also our experts can not only go swing for the fences. Our company need to do it properly. Sixth-round ko, that's what our experts are actually going with. However we await all 12 spheres if our company must." Alvarez on his purpose to try to find the KO: "It's easy to state you'll knock me out, but it's so much more difficult to perform it. Sunday night is actually gon na be actually extremely tough for him, without a doubt. I have actually gotten ready for the knockout. I adore the feeling of a ko and I am actually gon na do my absolute best to obtain it carried out." I consistently put 100 percent in to my matches and 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 great training camp and also I prepare." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend break: "It's a respect to combat on this date. Mexican Independence Time is actually extremely important for our company. It's extremely exclusive as well as I'm quite glad to combat for the Mexican individuals." The enthusiasts mean everything to me as well as I appreciate them. They assist me no matter what as well as I am actually grateful for every person who's supported me throughout my job.".