.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will title a boxing memory card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he places his WBC, WBO and also WBA extremely middleweight planet headlines on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The match memory card at T-Mobile Arena likewise features Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia and also a super middleweight fight in between Caleb Plant and also Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually carried titles in four departments, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight as well as incredibly middleweight. Alvarez became the undisputed very middleweight champion through finishing off Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He made 4 successful defenses before the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez made a decision to encounter Berlanga rather than the IBF's obligatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only want to present every person that I'm still the most effective," Alvarez stated during the course of Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sporting activity. When I stop adoring it, you'll know. I love my regular as well as I enjoy mosting likely to the health and fitness center everyday." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever defended a planet name. After beginning his career 16-0, with every one of his victories being available in the first round, Berlanga has slashed just one standstill in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 per ESPN BET), recognizes he needs to perform one thing special to beat Alvarez, some of the best competitors around the world." This is the option of a life-time," Berlanga said. "It's gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na create everybody an enthusiast. Our Experts possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our team're differing on Sunday evening." Let's take a look at the headline fight by the numbers, with data 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: Odds for Alvarez to win the battle, per ESPN BET.1,582: Complete secs battled by Berlanga in his first 16 fights as a pro, which all ended in the first round, for around 98.9 secs per fight. The mixed record of all 16 challengers during the time of their fights was 175 success, 67 sheds and 15 pulls.4: Successful label defenses by Alvarez as uncontested tremendously middleweight champ. He's the only male pugilist with 4 defenses of an undisputed title in the four-belt time (since 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success through Alvarez in globe label fights at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born boxer with twenty or even even more success in world headline battles. With a gain on Saturday, he would crack a tie along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third very most gains in world name matches by a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undeniable males's champions in the contemporary four-belt age. 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 Statistics & Information14.7: Hits landed through Alvarez per fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in precision among champs as well as title competitors).4.2: Jabs landed per sphere by Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power punches landed every round through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champs and also title competitors.6.6: Electrical power strikes every sphere landed on Alvarez through his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed through Berlanga every round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Power punches landed through Berlanga per complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy strikes came down on Berlanga every round by opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Punch Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (last 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Body 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% Power avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually born in Brooklyn, Nyc, his Puerto Rican decline suggests this fight signs up with other distinctive Mexico-Puerto Rico label bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez succeeds UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's championship experience, Berlanga will certainly be actually defending a globe headline for the first time in his profession. It will be a large step up in competitors for Berlanga, that enters into the match as the No. 5-ranked extremely middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. new label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Field, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified world champ in 1st primary label battle (Final thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces consolidated super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in 1st major title fight on SaturdayCanelo are going to be creating his 8th protection of at least one incredibly middleweight label. He is actually presently a -2000 preferred to succeed (every ESPN BET), which would certainly link for his 2nd fastest odds to succeed an incredibly middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest odds in super middleweight headline fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 favored vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN BET) In their personal phrases-- coming from Wednesday's ultimate news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the match versus Alvarez suggests to him: "It indicates whatever to become in this placement. I'm not supposed to be right here. I have actually been questioned due to the fact that before I transformed professional. Yet I knew that I was actually tied to find yourself in this particular position." I may be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Sunday evening. I have actually really wanted that for several years and also currently it's my turn to do it." Berlanga on his technique before the battle: "I am actually a knockout musician. Every fighter wishes the knockout. We know that he is actually a folklore and our team can not merely go swing for the fencings. Our experts must perform it the proper way. Sixth-round knockout, that's what our team are actually choosing. But we're ready for all 12 rounds if our experts have to." Alvarez on his objective to seek the KO: "It's very easy to claim you'll take me out, yet it's so much more challenging to do it. Saturday night is actually gon na be actually very tough for him, for certain. I have actually prepared for the ko. I enjoy the sensation of a ko and also I'm gon na perform my greatest to get it carried out." I regularly put 100 percent in to my battles as well as right into instruction, despite that I am actually fighting. It coincides mentality every fight. This is actually no exemption. I have actually possessed a wonderful training camp and I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Independence Day weekend: "It is actually a respect to combat on this time. Mexican Independence Time is actually extremely significant for our company. It's incredibly exclusive as well as I am actually really honored to fight for the Mexican individuals." The followers mean everything to me and also I appreciate them. They assist me no matter what and I'm appreciative for every person who is actually supported me throughout my profession.".