.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly title a boxing card in Sin city for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA incredibly middleweight world headlines vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena additionally includes Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight headline versus Danny Garcia as well as a tremendously middleweight struggle between Caleb Vegetation as well as Trevor McCumby for the uninhabited WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried titles in four departments, consisting of the lineal championship at middleweight and incredibly middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the undeniable extremely middleweight champion by defeating Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He made four successful defenses just before the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez made a decision to encounter Berlanga rather than the IBF's necessary opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only wish to show every person that I am actually still the very best," Alvarez pointed out in the course of Wednesday's press conference in Las Vegas. "I still like this sport. When I quit adoring it, you'll know. I enjoy my regular and I really love mosting likely to the health club everyday." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never defended a globe name. After starting his job 16-0, with each one of his success being available in the first round, Berlanga has slashed merely one stop in his past 6 victories.Berlanga, a heavy longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), understands he has to do one thing unique to beat Alvarez, some of the very best competitors on earth." This is actually the option of a life time," Berlanga said. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend. ... I'm gon na create everybody a follower. Our Experts possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and our team're differing on Saturday evening." Permit's check out at the label fight due to the numbers, with data from ESPN Statistics & Info and also 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 succeed the fight, every ESPN BET.1,582: Total secs combated through Berlanga in his very first 16 battles as an expert, which all finished in the preliminary, for around 98.9 seconds every fight. The combined document of all 16 opponents during the time of their battles was actually 175 triumphes, 67 sheds as well as 15 pulls.4: Effective label defenses through Alvarez as indisputable tremendously middleweight champion. He's the only man boxer with 4 defenses of a recognized label in the four-belt period (because 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Victories through Alvarez in world headline fights at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born boxer with twenty or even more wins in world label battles. With a gain on Sunday, he would damage a dead heat along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most succeeds in planet title fights by a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undeniable males's champions in the modern four-belt era. Besides Alvarez, they are actually: 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 through Alvarez every fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in precision among champions and also name opponents).4.2: Jabs landed every round by Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy punches landed every around through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champs and name competitors.6.6: Energy hits per sphere arrived at Alvarez through his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 thrown (33%).7.6: Energy punches landed by Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power strikes arrived at Berlanga every sphere by enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown per round4137.651.1 Complete avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown per round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. thrown 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 birthed in Brooklyn, New York, his Puerto Rican descent implies this fight 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 gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez succeeds UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's championship knowledge, Berlanga will certainly be actually defending a globe title for the very first time in his profession. It will be actually a major boost in competitors for Berlanga, that enters the battle as the No. 5-ranked super middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. first-time label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated an unified globe 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 unified tremendously middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first major headline battle on SaturdayCanelo will certainly be actually creating his eighth self defense of a minimum of one extremely middleweight label. He is actually currently a -2000 favored to succeed (per ESPN WAGER), which would link for his 2nd quickest chances to succeed a very middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest possibilities in incredibly 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 final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the battle against Alvarez suggests to him: "It indicates every little thing to become in this particular posture. I'm certainly not meant to become here. I have actually been questioned because before I switched pro. But I understood that I was bound to find yourself in this particular posture." I might be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Sunday evening. I've desired that for many years and also now it's my look to do it." Berlanga on his method in advance of the fight: "I'm a knockout artist. Every competitor really wants the knockout. We understand that he is actually a legend and we can not simply go swing for the fences. Our experts must do it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our experts're choosing. But our experts're ready for all 12 spheres if our experts need to." Alvarez on his motive to look for the KO: "It is actually quick and easy to say you'll knock me out, yet it is actually so much more challenging to do it. Saturday evening is gon na be actually extremely hard for him, for certain. I have actually planned for the knockout. I adore the sensation of a knockout blow as well as I am actually gon na do my ideal to receive it done." I regularly placed 100 percent in to my matches as well as into instruction, regardless of that I'm combating. It coincides attitude every fight. This is actually no exception. I have actually had an excellent training school and also I'm ready." Alvarez on battling on Mexican Freedom Time weekend: "It's an honor to combat on this day. Mexican Freedom Time is extremely important for our company. It is actually very exclusive and also I am actually quite happy to fight for the Mexican individuals." The supporters indicate whatever to me as well as I enjoy all of them. They assist me whatever and I am actually thankful for everyone that is actually supported me throughout my profession.".