.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely title a boxing memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and also WBA very middleweight planet headlines on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The battle card at T-Mobile Arena likewise includes Erislandy Lara guarding his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia as well as a super middleweight bout between Caleb Vegetation as well as Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried titles in four divisions, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight as well as super middleweight. Alvarez became the undisputed extremely middleweight champion through finishing off Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He brought in 4 prosperous defenses just before the IBF stripped him of the belt in July when Alvarez decided to experience Berlanga instead of the IBF's necessary challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply want to present everybody that I'm still the best," Alvarez claimed in the course of Wednesday's press conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sport. When I quit liking it, you'll understand. I like my routine as well as I really love going to the gym on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never ever defended a world title. After starting his job 16-0, along with all of his triumphes can be found in the first round, Berlanga has slashed just one interruption in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a massive longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he has to do something unique to defeat Alvarez, among the best fighters in the world." This is actually the chance of a life time," Berlanga said. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na create everybody a believer. Our Experts have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and also our experts are actually going at it on Sunday night." Allow's check out at the headline battle due to the varieties, with information from ESPN Stats & Information 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: Probabilities for Alvarez to gain the battle, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Total secs combated through Berlanga in his first 16 battles as an expert, which all ended in the first round, for around 98.9 few seconds per battle. The mixed record of all 16 enemies at the moment of their battles was actually 175 wins, 67 sheds as well as 15 attracts.4: Successful title defenses by Alvarez as recognized super middleweight champion. He's the only guy boxer with 4 defenses of an unquestioned title in the four-belt era (given that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success by Alvarez in world title battles at 21-2-1, he's the fourth Mexican-born boxer with twenty or additional success in globe label matches. With a win on Saturday, he would crack a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most gains in world title fights by a Mexican competitor (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undisputed guys's champions in the modern four-belt age. Along with 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: Blows landed by Alvarez per fill out of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability one of champs and name contenders).4.2: Punches landed every round through Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy punches landed per sphere through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champs and name contenders.6.6: Power hits per round landed on Alvarez through his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed by Berlanga per round out of 37.6 tossed (thirty three%).7.6: Energy punches landed through Berlanga per fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy punches landed on Berlanga per round through rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (final 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown every round18.319.822.3 Stabs avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 Power avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was actually born in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican decline implies this fight signs up with various other distinctive Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez wins UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad gains MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship experience, Berlanga is going to be actually fighting for a planet title for the very first time in his occupation. It will be a huge boost in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the fight as the No. 5-ranked tremendously middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. first-time label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Backyard Arena, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific world champ in very first primary title fight (Last three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins consolidated extremely middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first major headline battle on SaturdayCanelo are going to be making his eighth self defense of at least one tremendously middleweight headline. He is actually presently a -2000 favored to win (per ESPN BET), which would certainly tie for his second fastest odds to win an extremely middleweight label 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 beloved vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN WAGER) In their personal words-- coming from Wednesday's final news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the match against Alvarez means to him: "It implies everything to become within this placement. I'm certainly not supposed to be here. I have actually been doubted due to the fact that just before I transformed expert. Yet I recognized that I was bound to end up within this placement." I can be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I've wished that for years and also now it's my look to perform it." Berlanga on his technique in advance of the battle: "I'm a knockout artist. Every fighter wants the ko. We understand that he's a legend and also our experts can't simply go swing for the fencings. Our company must perform it properly. Sixth-round knockout, that's what we are actually choosing. Yet our team're ready for all 12 spheres if our team need to." Alvarez on his intention to seek the KO: "It's effortless to mention you'll take me out, yet it's far more hard to carry out it. Sunday night is gon na be incredibly challenging for him, without a doubt. I have actually planned for the ko. I adore the feeling of a ko and I'm gon na perform my greatest to obtain it performed." I consistently put one hundred percent into my matches and right into instruction, no matter who I'm battling. It coincides way of thinking every match. This is no exception. I've had an excellent training school and also I'm ready." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend: "It's an honor to combat on this day. Mexican Freedom Day is actually quite important for our company. It is actually very exclusive and I'm really happy to overcome for the Mexican folks." The supporters suggest every little thing to me and I value all of them. They sustain me no matter what as well as I'm happy for everyone who is actually sustained me throughout my job.".