.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will heading a punching memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA tremendously middleweight globe titles on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The match memory card at T-Mobile Field likewise includes Erislandy Lara protecting his WBA middleweight label versus Danny Garcia as well as a super middleweight battle between Caleb Vegetation and Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has accommodated titles in four divisions, including the lineal champion at middleweight and also incredibly middleweight. Alvarez became the undeniable tremendously middleweight champ through finishing off Vegetation through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He made 4 prosperous defenses just before the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez determined to deal with Berlanga instead of the IBF's obligatory opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only wish to reveal every person that I am actually still the most ideal," Alvarez mentioned in the course of Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still enjoy this sporting activity. When I stop enjoying it, you'll recognize. I adore my regular and also I enjoy going to the health club every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has certainly never defended a globe title. After starting his career 16-0, along with each one of his triumphes coming in the preliminary, Berlanga has scored simply one discontinuance in his previous 6 victories.Berlanga, a massive longshot (+900 every ESPN BET), knows he must do one thing unique to defeat Alvarez, one of the most effective competitors on earth." This is actually the chance of a lifetime," Berlanga claimed. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend. ... I'm gon na make everybody a believer. Our Team have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our company're going at it on Saturday evening." Let's take a look at the headline match due to the numbers, along with records from ESPN Stats & Info 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to win the match, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Total secs fought through Berlanga in his very first 16 fights as a pro, which all ended in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 seconds every battle. The combined document of all 16 challengers at the moment of their matches was 175 triumphes, 67 loses and 15 draws.4: Effective label defenses by Alvarez as indisputable incredibly middleweight champ. He's the only male boxer with 4 defenses of an uncontested title in the four-belt era (given that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in globe label battles at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born fighter along with twenty or even more triumphes in world headline fights. Along with a win on Saturday, he would certainly crack a dead heat along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd most wins in planet title battles by a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undisputed guys's champs in the contemporary four-belt period. Along with 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 Statistics & Information14.7: Blows landed through Alvarez per complete of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability one of champs and title opponents).4.2: Punches landed per round through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power strikes landed per around through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champs and also title competitors.6.6: Electrical power blows every sphere landed on Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Power drills landed through Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power blows landed on Berlanga per round by rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 fights) Berlanga (final 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 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, his Puerto Rican decline means this battle signs up with various other significant Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico planet 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 contrast to Alvarez's championship experience, Berlanga will definitely be defending a world headline for the very first time in his occupation. It will be actually a large boost in competitors for Berlanga, that enters the fight as the No. 5-ranked incredibly middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. new title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Arena, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated an unified planet champ in initial major title match (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins consolidated incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in initial primary headline battle on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be creating his eighth self defense of a minimum of one tremendously middleweight title. He's presently a -2000 favored to win (per ESPN BET), which would certainly tie for his second fastest chances to win a tremendously middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez shortest possibilities in incredibly middleweight title 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 BET) In their personal words-- from Wednesday's last press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the battle versus Alvarez implies to him: "It means every thing to be in this position. I'm not meant to be listed below. I have actually been actually questioned since just before I transformed professional. Yet I understood that I was actually bound to find yourself within this placement." I may be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Sunday evening. I've really wanted that for many years and right now it's my count on do it." Berlanga on his technique in front of the match: "I'm a knockout performer. Every fighter yearns for the knockout. We know that he is actually a tale and also our team can not only go swing for the fencings. Our experts have to perform it properly. Sixth-round knockout, that's what we are actually going for. Yet our team await all 12 arounds if our team have to." Alvarez on his goal to seek the KO: "It is actually simple to claim you'll take me out, yet it's much more hard to carry out it. Saturday evening is actually gon na be actually extremely difficult for him, for certain. I have actually gotten ready for the knockout. I adore the emotion of a ko and also I'm gon na do my finest to get it performed." I always placed 100 percent into my matches as well as right into instruction, despite that I am actually combating. It coincides way of thinking every match. This is actually no exception. I have actually had a fantastic training school and I prepare." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend break: "It's an honor to combat on this day. Mexican Independence Time is actually extremely significant for us. It is actually really exclusive as well as I'm very glad to eliminate for the Mexican individuals." The enthusiasts indicate every little thing to me as well as I cherish all of them. They assist me regardless of what and I am actually glad for everybody who is actually sustained me throughout my career.".