.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly title a boxing card in Sin city for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO and also WBA tremendously middleweight planet headlines vulnerable versus Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The match memory card at T-Mobile Stadium additionally includes Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia as well as an incredibly middleweight match in between Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby for the unused WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has contained labels in four divisions, consisting of the lineal championship at middleweight as well as very middleweight. Alvarez ended up being the recognized extremely middleweight champion through finishing off Plant by 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He made 4 productive defenses prior to the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez determined to encounter Berlanga as opposed to the IBF's compulsory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only wish to reveal everyone that I'm still the greatest," Alvarez claimed in the course of Wednesday's news conference in Sin city. "I still like this sport. When I stop liking it, you'll understand. I enjoy my routine as well as I adore mosting likely to the health club each day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never fought for a globe title. After starting his career 16-0, with every one of his victories being available in the preliminary, Berlanga has actually slashed only one blockage in his previous six victories.Berlanga, a heavy underdog (+900 per ESPN BET), understands he has to do something exclusive to defeat Alvarez, among the most ideal boxers in the world." This is the opportunity of a lifetime," Berlanga stated. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I'm gon na make every person a believer. Our Experts possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and we're going at it on Sunday evening." Permit's check out at the title match due to the numbers, along with data from ESPN Statistics & 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: Chances for Alvarez to win the match, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Total seconds combated through Berlanga in his first 16 matches as a professional, which all ended in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 secs every battle. The combined file of all 16 enemies at the moment of their matches was 175 triumphes, 67 loses and 15 pulls.4: Productive headline defenses through Alvarez as unquestioned tremendously middleweight champion. He is actually the only male fighter along with four defenses of an uncontested label in the four-belt time (since 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in world label battles at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born fighter with 20 or even more wins in planet label matches. Along with a win on Sunday, he will crack a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most succeeds in globe name fights by a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Indisputable men's champs in the present day 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 and Naoya Inoue.ESPN Stats & Information14.7: Punches landed by Alvarez per complete of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability one of champions as well as title challengers).4.2: Stabs landed every around by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Electrical power strikes landed every round by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champs and name contenders.6.6: Electrical power strikes every around came down on Alvarez through his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed by Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power drills landed by Berlanga every complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power punches came down on Berlanga per around by opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 matches) Berlanga (last 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. thrown every round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Stabs avg. landed every 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 Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was born in Brooklyn, Nyc, his Puerto Rican decline implies this battle joins various other noteworthy Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez succeeds UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn evaluation to Alvarez's championship expertise, Berlanga will certainly be actually defending a world headline for the very first time in his profession. It will be a large step up in competition for Berlanga, that comes into the match as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. new title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Arena, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified globe champion in very first significant headline fight (Last 30 Years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins combined tremendously middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first primary headline match on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be creating his 8th defense of at least one incredibly middleweight title. He's currently a -2000 preferred to win (every ESPN WAGER), which would connect for his second shortest chances to win an extremely middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez fastest chances in extremely 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 BET) In their very own terms-- coming from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the match against Alvarez implies to him: "It indicates every little thing to become in this particular setting. I am actually certainly not expected to be below. I have actually been questioned because before I turned professional. But I knew that I was actually bound to end up within this setting." I can be the face of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday night. I have actually desired that for many years and also currently it's my rely on do it." Berlanga on his method in advance of the fight: "I'm a knockout performer. Every boxer desires the knockout. We understand that he is actually a tale as well as our team can not only go swing for the fences. Our experts have to perform it the right way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our team are actually going with. However we await all 12 rounds if our company have to." Alvarez on his objective to look for the KO: "It is actually effortless to state you'll knock me out, yet it is actually far more challenging to accomplish it. Saturday night is actually gon na be actually really tough for him, for certain. I have actually organized the knockout. I like the sensation of a knockout blow and also I am actually gon na perform my best to acquire it performed." I always placed one hundred percent right into my fights and also right into instruction, no matter who I am actually dealing with. It's the same mentality every fight. This is actually no exemption. I've possessed an excellent training camp and also I'm ready." Alvarez on dealing with on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend: "It's a respect to fight on this day. Mexican Self-reliance Time is actually very significant for us. It is actually incredibly unique and also I am actually very proud to eliminate for the Mexican people." The enthusiasts mean whatever to me and I cherish them. They support me regardless of what and also I am actually glad for every person that's sustained me throughout my occupation.".