.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly headline a punching card in Sin city for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO and also WBA tremendously middleweight world headlines vulnerable versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday evening. The match card at T-Mobile Stadium likewise includes Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight headline versus Danny Garcia as well as an extremely middleweight struggle in between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually contained labels in 4 branches, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight as well as extremely middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the recognized super middleweight champ through defeating Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He made 4 prosperous defenses before the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez made a decision to deal with Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's obligatory opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only intend to present everyone that I am actually still the most effective," Alvarez mentioned throughout 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 as well as I enjoy heading to the gym on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never ever fought for a planet name. After beginning his profession 16-0, along with all of his success being available in the first round, Berlanga has slashed merely one discontinuance in his past six victories.Berlanga, a hefty longshot (+900 every ESPN BET), recognizes he must perform something special to trump Alvarez, among the most effective fighters in the world." This is the option of a life-time," Berlanga pointed out. "It's gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na create everybody a follower. Our Team have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and we're going at it on Sunday evening." Permit's have a look at the headline battle due to the varieties, with records from ESPN Stats & Info 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: Chances for Alvarez to win the match, every ESPN BET.1,582: Complete secs fought by Berlanga in his first 16 battles as a professional, which all ended in the first round, for an average of 98.9 seconds every match. The bundled document of all 16 challengers during the time of their matches was actually 175 success, 67 drops as well as 15 draws.4: Prosperous label defenses by Alvarez as undisputed very middleweight champion. He is actually the only guy boxer with four defenses of an unquestioned headline in the four-belt age (considering that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Success through Alvarez in world title fights at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born fighter with twenty or additional triumphes in world label fights. With a succeed on Saturday, he would crack a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd most succeeds in planet title fights through a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Unquestioned guys's champions in the present day four-belt period. Aside from 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: Hits landed through Alvarez every round out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability one of champs and title competitors).4.2: Jabs landed every around through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy hits landed every round through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions and also title contenders.6.6: Energy hits every round came down on Alvarez through his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed by Berlanga per round out of 37.6 thrown (33%).7.6: Electrical power punches landed through Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power hits arrived at Berlanga per around through challengers (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Punch Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown every round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. tossed 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 born in Brooklyn, The Big Apple, his Puerto Rican decline suggests this match joins other distinctive Mexico-Puerto Rico label 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 succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez wins TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's champion experience, Berlanga is going to be fighting for a planet label for the first time in his profession. It will be actually a significant step up in competition for Berlanga, who enters into the match as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Field, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific globe champ in initial primary title fight (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins combined incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in 1st primary title fight on SaturdayCanelo are going to be actually making his eighth defense of at the very least one very middleweight headline. He is actually presently a -2000 favorite to win (every ESPN WAGER), which will connect for his 2nd fastest possibilities to gain a very middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez fastest probabilities in tremendously middleweight headline fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 beloved vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN WAGER) In their very own terms-- coming from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the fight versus Alvarez indicates to him: "It indicates everything to be within this posture. I am actually certainly not intended to become listed here. I have actually been actually questioned given that prior to I transformed professional. Yet I understood that I was bound to find yourself in this setting." I may be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I've yearned for that for years and also right now it's my turn to do it." Berlanga on his technique in front of the battle: "I am actually a knockout artist. Every fighter really wants the knockout blow. We understand that he is actually a legend and also we can not just go swing for the fencings. Our team need to perform it the proper way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our experts're going with. But we await all 12 spheres if our experts need to." Alvarez on his intent to seek the KO: "It's easy to claim you'll take me out, but it is actually far more complicated to do it. Saturday night is actually gon na be very hard for him, for certain. I have actually organized the knockout. I like the emotion of a knockout and I am actually gon na perform my ideal to receive it carried out." I always placed one hundred percent into my fights and into instruction, no matter who I'm battling. It's the same way of thinking every fight. This is no exemption. I've possessed a wonderful training camp and I prepare." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Freedom Time weekend break: "It is actually a tribute to combat on this time. Mexican Independence Day is actually really essential for our company. It is actually extremely exclusive and also I am actually extremely happy to fight for the Mexican individuals." The supporters indicate everything to me as well as I cherish them. They support me whatever as well as I am actually happy for everyone who's supported me throughout my career.".