.Sep 13, 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 super middleweight planet headlines vulnerable against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday evening. The battle memory card at T-Mobile Arena also includes Erislandy Lara guarding his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia as well as an incredibly middleweight battle between Caleb Plant as well as Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has accommodated headlines in 4 branches, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and incredibly middleweight. Alvarez came to be the undisputed tremendously middleweight champion through finishing off Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in 4 effective defenses prior to the IBF stripped him of the belt in July when Alvarez determined to face Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's obligatory opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply desire to show everyone that I'm still the most ideal," Alvarez pointed out during Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still love this sport. When I quit liking it, you'll recognize. I love my routine as well as I like mosting likely to the health club on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never ever fought for a globe name. After starting his job 16-0, along with each one of his triumphes being available in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed only one blockage in his previous 6 victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 per ESPN BET), knows he needs to perform one thing exclusive to trump Alvarez, among the most effective fighters around the world." This is the chance of a life time," Berlanga claimed. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na create every person an enthusiast. We have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as our team're going at it on Sunday night." Let's have a look at the title fight due to the amounts, along with records from ESPN Stats & Relevant Information 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: Probabilities for Alvarez to win the battle, every ESPN BET.1,582: Complete seconds combated through Berlanga in his initial 16 matches as an expert, which all ended in the first round, for around 98.9 secs every battle. The consolidated document of all 16 challengers at that time of their matches was 175 success, 67 drops and also 15 draws.4: Productive headline defenses by Alvarez as undeniable extremely middleweight champ. He is actually the only man pugilist along with 4 defenses of an unquestioned label in the four-belt time (since 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Victories through Alvarez in globe title battles at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born boxer with 20 or even more victories in world label fights. Along with a gain on Sunday, he would break a dead heat along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most wins in globe title fights by a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undeniable guys's champions in the present day four-belt age. 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 Statistics & Information14.7: Blows landed by Alvarez every round out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability one of champions as well as name contenders).4.2: Jabs landed per around through Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy hits landed every round through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champs as well as name opponents.6.6: Electrical power hits per around came down on Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed through Berlanga every complete of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Power drills landed by Berlanga every fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power hits arrived on Berlanga per sphere through enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 fights) Berlanga (final 6 battles) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown 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. thrown every round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. tossed per round22.717.828.8 Electrical power avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually birthed in Brooklyn, Nyc, his Puerto Rican descent indicates this fight signs up with other noteworthy Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world label fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez succeeds UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez succeeds UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn contrast to Alvarez's champion expertise, Berlanga is going to be fighting for a planet label for the very first time in his occupation. It will be actually a big step up in competitors for Berlanga, who enters into the fight as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Field, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified planet champ in initial major headline battle (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins unified super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in initial major label fight on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be actually creating his eighth self defense of at the very least one super middleweight headline. He is actually currently a -2000 preferred to gain (every ESPN BET), which would link for his second least chances to gain a tremendously middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez fastest chances in tremendously middleweight title 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 very own phrases-- coming from Wednesday's last press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the fight against Alvarez indicates to him: "It means whatever to become in this particular posture. I am actually certainly not supposed to be below. I've been doubted given that just before I turned expert. Yet I recognized that I was bound to end up in this particular setting." I might be the face of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I've desired that for many years and also right now it's my count on perform it." Berlanga on his approach in front of the battle: "I'm a knockout performer. Every boxer yearns for the knockout. We know that he's a folklore as well as our experts can't only go swing for the fences. Our company must do it properly. Sixth-round ko, that's what our company're going for. Yet our company await all 12 spheres if we need to." Alvarez on his objective to search for the KO: "It's quick and easy to claim you'll knock me out, but it's much more challenging to carry out it. Saturday evening is actually gon na be incredibly hard for him, for certain. I've planned for the knockout. I really love the sensation of a knockout blow and I am actually gon na perform my best to get it performed." I consistently put one hundred percent in to my battles and in to training, no matter that I am actually fighting. It's the same attitude every match. This is actually no exemption. I've had an excellent training camp and also I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Independence Day weekend break: "It's a respect to combat on this time. Mexican Freedom Time is extremely crucial for us. It is actually incredibly exclusive and also I'm extremely happy to combat for the Mexican folks." The followers imply every thing to me and I enjoy them. They sustain me no matter what and I'm appreciative for everybody who's supported me throughout my profession.".