.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely title a boxing memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA very middleweight globe labels vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The fight memory card at T-Mobile Arena additionally features Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight label against Danny Garcia as well as a tremendously middleweight struggle between Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has accommodated headlines in four branches, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and also incredibly middleweight. Alvarez became the unquestioned tremendously middleweight champ through defeating Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in four effective defenses prior to the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez made a decision to deal with Berlanga rather than the IBF's compulsory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply intend to reveal every person that I am actually still the greatest," Alvarez stated in the course of Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still love this sporting activity. When I stop loving it, you'll understand. I like my regular and I enjoy mosting likely to the gym daily." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never defended a globe name. After starting his occupation 16-0, along with all of his victories being available in the first round, Berlanga has actually scored only one discontinuance in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 per ESPN WAGER), understands he must do something special to beat Alvarez, some of the best boxers in the world." This is the option of a life time," Berlanga stated. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na create everyone an enthusiast. Our Company have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and also our company are actually going at it on Saturday night." Allow's have a look at the headline match due to the varieties, with data from ESPN Statistics & 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: Probabilities for Alvarez to win the fight, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Complete secs dealt with through Berlanga in his first 16 battles as a professional, which all finished in the preliminary, for an average of 98.9 secs per match. The combined report of all 16 challengers back then of their matches was 175 victories, 67 drops and 15 attracts.4: Successful title defenses through Alvarez as unquestioned very middleweight champ. He is actually the only man pugilist along with four defenses of an uncontested headline in the four-belt era (since 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Success through Alvarez in world label matches at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born boxer with 20 or even even more triumphes in globe title battles. With a gain on Sunday, he would break a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most gains in globe title battles by a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Unquestioned guys's champions in the present day four-belt era. Aside from 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: Strikes landed by Alvarez every fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability among champions and title competitors).4.2: Stabs landed per around through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power punches landed every round through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champs and also name opponents.6.6: Energy strikes every sphere arrived on Alvarez through his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Blows landed through Berlanga every fill out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power punches landed through Berlanga every complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power punches arrived at Berlanga per around by opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Strike Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (final 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed every round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% Body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Electrical power avg. tossed every 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 actually born in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican descent means this battle joins other remarkable Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez wins UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's champion knowledge, Berlanga will definitely be actually fighting for a world label for the very first time in his career. It will be actually a huge boost in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the fight as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. first-time headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Arena, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified world champion in first major label match (Final 30 Years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins linked extremely middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in 1st primary label match on SaturdayCanelo will be actually creating his eighth defense of a minimum of one extremely middleweight headline. He is actually currently a -2000 favored to gain (every ESPN BET), which would tie for his second shortest probabilities to gain an incredibly middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez least 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-- coming from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the battle against Alvarez implies to him: "It implies everything to become in this particular placement. I'm certainly not intended to become right here. I've been doubted due to the fact that before I turned pro. However I understood that I was tied to end up within this posture." I could be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I have actually yearned for that for several years as well as currently it's my turn to do it." Berlanga on his technique in front of the match: "I am actually a knockout musician. Every boxer yearns for the ko. We understand that he's a tale as well as our team can't simply go swing for the fences. Our experts need to do it properly. Sixth-round ko, that's what our team are actually going with. But we're ready for all 12 arounds if our company need to." Alvarez on his intent to seek the KO: "It is actually quick and easy to say you'll take me out, however it's far more complicated to carry out it. Sunday evening is actually gon na be very complicated for him, without a doubt. I've planned for the ko. I adore the emotion of a knockout blow and I am actually gon na do my absolute best to obtain it done." I always placed 100 percent in to my battles and right into training, despite who I am actually dealing with. It coincides mindset every match. This is actually no exception. I have actually had an excellent training school and I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Freedom Time weekend break: "It is actually a respect to fight on this date. Mexican Independence Time is extremely necessary for us. It is actually incredibly unique as well as I am actually incredibly happy to eliminate for the Mexican individuals." The supporters mean every thing to me and I appreciate them. They support me regardless of what and also I am actually glad for every person that is actually supported me throughout my occupation.".