.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will heading a punching card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and also WBA very middleweight world titles on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Sunday night. The battle memory card at T-Mobile Stadium additionally features Erislandy Lara defending his WBA middleweight headline versus Danny Garcia and also an incredibly middleweight battle between Caleb Plant as well as Trevor McCumby for the uninhabited WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has carried headlines in 4 departments, featuring the lineal championship at middleweight and extremely middleweight. Alvarez became the recognized tremendously middleweight champion through defeating Plant by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He created 4 prosperous defenses just before the IBF stripped him of the belt in July when Alvarez chose to encounter Berlanga rather than the IBF's obligatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just desire to present everybody that I am actually still the most effective," Alvarez claimed in the course of Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still love this sporting activity. When I quit enjoying it, you'll understand. I like my routine and also I really love going to the health and fitness center each day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never defended a globe title. After starting his career 16-0, along with each one of his victories can be found in the preliminary, Berlanga has scored simply one stoppage in his past 6 victories.Berlanga, a hefty longshot (+900 per ESPN WAGER), recognizes he needs to do one thing exclusive to trump Alvarez, some of the most effective competitors in the world." This is actually the chance of a lifetime," Berlanga mentioned. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na make everybody an enthusiast. Our Company possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as we're differing on Sunday night." Allow's have a look at the title match due to the amounts, with data from ESPN Stats & 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to gain the battle, every ESPN WAGER.1,582: Overall secs fought by Berlanga in his initial 16 matches as a pro, which all ended in the preliminary, for around 98.9 secs per battle. The consolidated file of all 16 enemies at that time of their battles was 175 success, 67 loses as well as 15 attracts.4: Effective headline defenses by Alvarez as unquestioned extremely middleweight champion. He is actually the only guy pugilist along with four defenses of an undeniable label in the four-belt age (since 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Victories through Alvarez in world headline matches at 21-2-1, he's the fourth Mexican-born competitor with 20 or even additional triumphes in planet label fights. Along with a succeed on Sunday, he would crack a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most gains in world name matches through a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Undisputed guys's champs in the modern four-belt period. 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: Hits landed through Alvarez per round out of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in precision one of champs as well as name opponents).4.2: Punches landed per sphere by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power punches landed every around through Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champions and name opponents.6.6: Power strikes every round landed on Alvarez by his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Energy punches landed through Berlanga every fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Energy punches arrived on Berlanga every around by opponents (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 fights) Berlanga (last 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed every round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% System landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. tossed every round18.319.822.3 Stabs avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. thrown per round22.717.828.8 Power avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, New York City, his Puerto Rican descent means this fight joins various other distinctive Mexico-Puerto Rico title bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez wins UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez succeeds UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's championship experience, Berlanga will be actually fighting for a planet headline for the very first time in his job. It will be a huge step up in competition for Berlanga, who comes into the fight as the No. 5-ranked extremely middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice headline challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Field, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific world champ in initial major headline match (Last thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins combined extremely middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in first significant title fight on SaturdayCanelo will certainly be making his 8th self defense of at least one extremely middleweight label. He is actually currently a -2000 favored to gain (every ESPN WAGER), which would certainly tie for his second fastest probabilities to win a super middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez least chances in super middleweight headline fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez currently a -2000 beloved vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN WAGER) In their personal terms-- coming from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the battle versus Alvarez means to him: "It implies whatever to become in this particular placement. I am actually not expected to be here. I have actually been doubted given that prior to I switched professional. But I recognized that I was bound to wind up within this setting." I can be the image of Puerto Rican punching after Saturday night. I have actually preferred that for several years as well as now it's my count on perform it." Berlanga on his approach before the fight: "I am actually a knockout performer. Every boxer wishes the ko. We know that he's a legend and also we can not only go swing for the fences. Our experts must perform it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our company are actually opting for. Yet our team await all 12 spheres if our company have to." Alvarez on his intent to seek the KO: "It is actually very easy to state you'll take me out, yet it is actually a lot more complicated to accomplish it. Sunday evening is actually gon na be quite complicated for him, for sure. I have actually gotten ready for the ko. I love the feeling of a knockout and I am actually gon na perform my finest to acquire it done." I regularly placed 100 percent in to my matches and also in to training, no matter that I am actually battling. It's the same attitude every battle. This is actually no exemption. I have actually possessed an excellent training camp and I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend break: "It's an honor to fight on this time. Mexican Independence Time is quite vital for us. It is actually incredibly special as well as I'm quite pleased to fight for the Mexican folks." The supporters mean whatever to me and I enjoy all of them. They sustain me regardless of what as well as I am actually grateful for every person who is actually supported me throughout my occupation.".