.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely heading a punching memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th opportunity when he places his WBC, WBO and also WBA very middleweight world labels vulnerable versus Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena additionally features Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight title versus Danny Garcia and an incredibly middleweight battle between Caleb Plant as well as Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has held headlines in four divisions, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and super middleweight. Alvarez came to be the undisputed super middleweight champ by defeating Plant by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He created four effective defenses prior to the IBF stripped him of the belt in July when Alvarez determined to deal with Berlanga rather than the IBF's required challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I simply want to present everyone that I'm still the very best," Alvarez stated during the course of Wednesday's press conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sport. When I quit enjoying it, you'll understand. I adore my regimen as well as I adore heading to the health and fitness center each day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually certainly never defended a planet title. After beginning his job 16-0, with every one of his victories can be found in the preliminary, Berlanga has slashed only one halt in his past six victories.Berlanga, a massive underdog (+900 per ESPN WAGER), knows he must perform one thing unique to beat Alvarez, some of the most effective competitors around the world." This is the possibility of a life-time," Berlanga pointed out. "It's gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na create everybody a follower. Our Experts possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and also our company are actually differing on Sunday night." Let's look at the headline match due to the varieties, 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: Probabilities for Alvarez to win the match, per ESPN WAGER.1,582: Overall few seconds combated through Berlanga in his first 16 fights as a pro, which all ended in the first round, for approximately 98.9 few seconds per battle. The mixed document of all 16 enemies during the time of their fights was actually 175 victories, 67 sheds and 15 draws.4: Successful label defenses by Alvarez as undeniable very middleweight champion. He is actually the only male fighter with four defenses of an undisputed label in the four-belt age (due to the fact that 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Victories by Alvarez in world title matches at 21-2-1, he is actually the fourth Mexican-born competitor with twenty or more triumphes in planet headline matches. With a win on Sunday, he would certainly crack a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third most wins in planet name fights by a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Unquestioned males's champions in the contemporary four-belt time. Besides Alvarez, they are: 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 every complete of 41 tossed (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy one of champs and also name opponents).4.2: Jabs landed per round through Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy hits landed every sphere by Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champs and name opponents.6.6: Energy punches per around arrived at Alvarez through his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed by Berlanga every fill out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Power punches landed through Berlanga every round out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power blows arrived on Berlanga per around by enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Strike Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 battles) Berlanga (final 6 fights) 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. tossed per round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Statistics & InformationEven though Berlanga was born in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican decline means this fight joins other distinctive Mexico-Puerto Rico label bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe label fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez succeeds TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's championship expertise, Berlanga will definitely be actually defending a world label for the very first time in his profession. It will be actually a significant improve in competition for Berlanga, who enters into the fight as the No. 5-ranked super middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie label challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Garden Stadium, Las VegasWon through TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific world champ in first primary label match (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces unified very middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first primary title fight on SaturdayCanelo will certainly be actually creating his eighth self defense of a minimum of one super middleweight label. He is actually presently a -2000 beloved to gain (per ESPN WAGER), which would certainly link for his second quickest probabilities to win an extremely middleweight title fight.Canelo Alvarez least probabilities in very middleweight title 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 very own terms-- from Wednesday's last press conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the battle versus Alvarez means to him: "It means every thing to be in this posture. I am actually not meant to become here. I have actually been actually doubted due to the fact that just before I transformed expert. Yet I recognized that I was actually bound to find yourself in this particular posture." I may be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday evening. I've yearned for that for years as well as now it's my rely on perform it." Berlanga on his strategy in advance of the match: "I am actually a knockout performer. Every competitor wishes the ko. We know that he is actually a folklore as well as we can not simply go swing for the fences. Our team must perform it the right way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our team are actually going with. However our company await all 12 spheres if we must." Alvarez on his goal to look for the KO: "It's very easy to say you'll take me out, yet it is actually a lot more hard to carry out it. Sunday night is actually gon na be actually very hard for him, for certain. I've gotten ready for the knockout. I enjoy the feeling of a knockout and also I'm gon na perform my greatest to get it carried out." I constantly placed 100 percent right into my matches as well as into training, no matter who I'm combating. It's the same attitude every match. This is actually no exemption. I have actually possessed a great training school and also I prepare." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend break: "It is actually a respect to eliminate on this time. Mexican Freedom Day is incredibly significant for our team. It is actually incredibly special and also I'm incredibly pleased to overcome for the Mexican individuals." The fans mean every thing to me and I appreciate all of them. They assist me whatever and also I'm happy for everybody that's assisted me throughout my job.".