.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely heading a boxing memory card in Sin city for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO as well as WBA extremely middleweight globe headlines vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The battle card at T-Mobile Arena also consists of Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight headline against Danny Garcia as well as an extremely middleweight fight in between Caleb Vegetation and Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried labels in four branches, consisting of the lineal championship at middleweight as well as tremendously middleweight. Alvarez came to be the unquestioned very middleweight champion through defeating Vegetation through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in 4 successful defenses prior to the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez determined to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's required challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just would like to show everybody that I'm still the best," Alvarez mentioned during the course of Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sporting activity. When I quit adoring it, you'll know. I like my regimen as well as I enjoy heading to the fitness center every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never defended a planet title. After beginning his profession 16-0, with each one of his success coming in the first round, Berlanga has actually scored merely one stop in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a hefty longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he has to do something special to defeat Alvarez, among the very best boxers around the world." This is the option of a life time," Berlanga mentioned. "It's gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na make everybody a follower. Our Company have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and we are actually differing on Saturday evening." Let's take a look at the headline battle due to the numbers, along with data 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 fight, per ESPN BET.1,582: Overall secs fought by Berlanga in his very first 16 fights as an expert, which all ended in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 few seconds every match. The bundled file of all 16 challengers during the time of their battles was 175 success, 67 loses and 15 attracts.4: Effective label defenses through Alvarez as recognized incredibly middleweight champion. He's the only man fighter along with four defenses of an undeniable label in the four-belt period (because 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success by Alvarez in planet label battles at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born competitor along with 20 or even even more victories in globe headline fights. Along with a succeed on Saturday, he will damage a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most succeeds in planet name fights by a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Indisputable guys's champs in the contemporary four-belt time. Besides Alvarez, they are: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo and also Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Strikes landed by Alvarez per fill out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in precision one of champs and also name opponents).4.2: Stabs landed every round through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power blows landed per round by Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions as well as name challengers.6.6: Power hits per around arrived on Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed through Berlanga every round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power drills landed through Berlanga per round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power strikes arrived at Berlanga every sphere through opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 matches) Berlanga (last 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown every round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Stabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. tossed every round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was born in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican descent indicates this fight joins various other significant Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn contrast to Alvarez's champion expertise, Berlanga will definitely be fighting for a world title for the very first time in his career. It will be a large improve in competition for Berlanga, that comes into the battle as the No. 5-ranked extremely middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. first-time headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Field, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific globe champ in very first primary label fight (Final 30 Years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces merged incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first major headline match on SaturdayCanelo are going to be making his 8th defense of at least one incredibly middleweight headline. He is actually presently a -2000 beloved to succeed (every ESPN WAGER), which will link for his second shortest possibilities to succeed a super middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest probabilities in tremendously middleweight label fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 favorite vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN WAGER) In their personal terms-- coming from Wednesday's last news conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the match versus Alvarez implies to him: "It implies every thing to become within this placement. I'm not meant to be listed below. I've been questioned since before I transformed expert. However I understood that I was actually bound to end up in this setting." I can be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Sunday evening. I have actually preferred that for years and currently it's my turn to perform it." Berlanga on his approach in advance of the battle: "I'm a knockout musician. Every boxer desires the knockout blow. We know that he's a folklore and also we can not just go swing for the fences. We have to perform it properly. Sixth-round ko, that's what we are actually going with. However our company await all 12 arounds if our company need to." Alvarez on his motive to seek the KO: "It is actually easy to say you'll take me out, yet it's far more complicated to carry out it. Sunday evening is gon na be actually quite tough for him, without a doubt. I have actually prepared for the ko. I adore the feeling of a knockout blow and I'm gon na perform my ideal to obtain it performed." I always placed one hundred percent right into my fights and also in to instruction, regardless of who I'm battling. It's the same way of thinking every match. This is no exemption. I've possessed a fantastic training camp as well as I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Freedom Time weekend: "It's a respect to combat on this day. Mexican Independence Day is really vital for our company. It's quite unique and also I am actually incredibly proud to eliminate for the Mexican individuals." The followers mean every thing to me and also I value them. They support me whatever and also I'm appreciative for every person who is actually sustained me throughout my career.".