In the 11 years since he made his headlining pay-per-view debut against Floyd Mayweather, the fight capital of the world has been largely owned, from a boxing standpoint, by the commercial presence of Mexican icon Canelo Alvarez.
That trend will only continue on Saturday as Alvarez returns in yet another Mexican Independence Day weekend pay-per-view clash, this time at T-Mobile Arena, to defend his unified super middleweight crown and boldly go head-to-head with a historically unique UFC 306 on the other end of the world famous Las Vegas strip at The Sphere.
The main hook of the fight’s biggest selling point is that Alvarez, 34, will add another chapter to the celebrated boxing rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico (and the first since he edged out Hall-of-Famer Miguel Cotto in 2015) when he faces Berlanga, a native of Brooklyn, New York, who proudly leans on his family’s heritage while courting attention from celebrities like rapper Fat Joe.
Whichever side of the court of public opinion you stand upon when it comes to his decision making, Alvarez remains confident and ready to put on another show, some four months removed from the dominant decision win against unbeaten Jaime Munguia during Cinco de Mayo weekend in Las Vegas.
Fight card, odds
Canelo Alvarez (c) -1800 vs. Edgar Berlanga +900, WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight titles
Erislandy Lara (c) -250 vs. Danny Garcia +205, WBA middleweight title
Caleb Plant -1400 vs. Trevor McCumby +750, super middleweights
Rolando Romero -250 vs. Manuel Jaimes +205, junior welterweights
Stephen Fulton -900 vs. Carlos Castro +550, featherweights
Where to watch
Date: Sept. 14
Location: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
Start time: 8 p.m. ET
How to watch: Prime PPV (Price: $89.95)
Canelo Alvarez will put his WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles on the line once more when he faces off with Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas tonight.
The Mexican, one of the greatest fighters to emerge this century, will square off with The Chosen One across Mexican Independence weekend in Nevada.
With a flawless professional record to date, Berlanga will have high hopes that he can deliver an upset – but can he truly be the man to topple Canelo?
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga.
Where is the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight?
The fight will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo Alvarez record and bio
Nationality : Mexican
Date of birth : July 18, 1990
Height : 5′ 8″
Reach : 70.5″
Total fights : 65
Record : 61-2-2 (39 KOs)
Edgar Berlanga record and bio
Nationality : American
Date of birth : May 18, 1997
Height : 6′ 1″
Reach : 73″
Total fights : 22
Record : 22-0 (17 KOs)
Alvarez vs. Berlanga fight card
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga; For Alvarez’s WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight titles
Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia; For Lara’s WBA world middleweight title
Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby; Super middleweight
Rolando Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes; Super lightweight
Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro; Featherweight