.Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will title a boxing memory card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he places his WBC, WBO and WBA tremendously middleweight planet labels on the line versus Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening. The match memory card at T-Mobile Arena additionally features Erislandy Lara protecting his WBA middleweight headline versus Danny Garcia and also an extremely middleweight fight in between Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has accommodated headlines in four departments, featuring the lineal champion at middleweight as well as very middleweight. Alvarez came to be the uncontested very middleweight champ by finishing off Plant through 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He made 4 successful defenses prior to the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez chose to face Berlanga instead of the IBF's required opposition, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just want to present everybody that I'm still the very best," Alvarez mentioned during the course of Wednesday's press conference in Sin city. "I still enjoy this sporting activity. When I quit liking it, you'll recognize. I like my regimen as well as I love heading to the health and fitness center each day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever fought for a planet title. After starting his job 16-0, along with all of his victories can be found in the first round, Berlanga has actually slashed merely one standstill in his past 6 victories.Berlanga, a hefty underdog (+900 every ESPN BET), understands he must do one thing exclusive to trump Alvarez, among the best boxers worldwide." This is actually the chance of a lifetime," Berlanga said. "It's gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I'm gon na create everyone a follower. We possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico and we are actually going at it on Saturday night." Permit's take a look at the headline battle by the amounts, with data coming 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: Possibilities for Alvarez to win the fight, every ESPN BET.1,582: Total seconds fought through Berlanga in his initial 16 fights as a pro, which all ended in the first round, for an average of 98.9 few seconds per battle. The mixed record of all 16 rivals at the moment of their matches was 175 victories, 67 sheds as well as 15 pulls.4: Productive headline defenses through Alvarez as uncontested incredibly middleweight champ. He's the only guy boxer along with 4 defenses of an indisputable label in the four-belt time (because 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga betting odds21: Triumphes through Alvarez in planet headline battles at 21-2-1, he's the fourth Mexican-born fighter with twenty or even additional wins in globe headline battles. With a win on Saturday, he will crack a dead heat with Marco Antonio Barrera for the third very most wins in globe name battles through a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Unquestioned males's champions in the modern four-belt era. Aside from 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 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in accuracy amongst champions and title opponents).4.2: Stabs landed per round by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Power strikes landed every round by Alvarez away from 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 amongst champions as well as title opponents.6.6: Energy strikes every sphere arrived on Alvarez through his enemies (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed by Berlanga per complete of 37.6 tossed (33%).7.6: Energy drills landed through Berlanga per fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power strikes arrived on Berlanga every round through rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Blow Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (final 24 fights) Berlanga (last 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed every round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% thirty three% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Energy avg. tossed every round22.717.828.8 Power avg. landed per round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was born in Brooklyn, New York, his Puerto Rican descent suggests this fight participates in various other notable Mexico-Puerto Rico label bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico planet headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn comparison to Alvarez's championship expertise, Berlanga is going to be actually defending a globe headline for the first time in his job. It will be actually a major step up in competitors for Berlanga, who enters the fight as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Stadium, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Yard Stadium, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated a specific world champion in very first primary label battle (Final thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces combined very middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first major title match on SaturdayCanelo are going to be actually creating his 8th protection of a minimum of one very middleweight label. He's currently a -2000 favorite to win (per ESPN WAGER), which would certainly tie for his 2nd quickest probabilities to win an incredibly middleweight label fight.Canelo Alvarez fastest possibilities in super middleweight title fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 favored vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN BET) In their personal phrases-- from Wednesday's last news conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the fight versus Alvarez suggests to him: "It suggests every little thing to be in this particular placement. I'm not supposed to become right here. I have actually been questioned because just before I turned professional. Yet I recognized that I was tied to wind up within this placement." I can be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Saturday evening. I've really wanted that for years as well as now it's my look to do it." Berlanga on his strategy in advance of the match: "I'm a knockout musician. Every boxer wants the knockout blow. We understand that he is actually a folklore and also our team can not simply go swing for the fencings. We have to perform it the right way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our team are actually choosing. Yet our experts're ready for all 12 rounds if our experts must." Alvarez on his purpose to search for the KO: "It's easy to mention you'll knock me out, yet it's a lot more complicated to do it. Saturday evening is actually gon na be actually extremely complicated for him, for certain. I've planned for the ko. I love the feeling of a knockout and I'm gon na perform my absolute best to get it performed." I consistently placed one hundred percent right into my matches and into instruction, regardless of that I'm battling. It coincides attitude every battle. This is no exception. I've possessed a fantastic training school and I'm ready." Alvarez on dealing with on Mexican Independence Day weekend: "It is actually a tribute to combat on this day. Mexican Freedom Time is very essential for our company. It's extremely special and also I am actually quite pleased to overcome for the Mexican individuals." The fans mean whatever to me and also I appreciate them. They support me regardless of what and also I'm glad for every person who's assisted me throughout my job.".