Canelo Alvarez tonight meets Edgar Berlanga inside a boxing ring.
The Mexican fighter is defending his WBC, WBA and WBO super-middleweight belts in Las Vegas and is a strong favourite to continue his run of four consecutive victories since losing to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022.
Canelo eased to a points victory over Jaime Munguia in May on Cinco de Mayo weekend and it would be a huge surprise not to see him end the year on the back of a 62nd professional win.
Berlanga is the WBA mandatory challenger and boasts a 22-0 record as a professional but is facing the challenge of having to upset one of boxing’s pound-for-pound kings in his first world title fight.
Here’s everything you need to know…
Canelo vs Berlanga date, start time, venue and ring walks
Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga is scheduled to take place later tonight on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The undercard is scheduled to start at around 1am BST on Sunday morning, with the main event ring walks expected at around 4am.
As ever, that is subject to change depending on how the earlier fights go.
Canelo vs Berlanga fight card/undercard in full
Erislandy Lara, the current WBA middleweight champion, is in the co-main event when he defends his title against former two-weight world champion, Danny Garcia.
Caleb Plant, who lost to Canelo, meets Trevor McCumby further down the card.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga
Erislandy Lara vs Danny Garcia
Caleb Plant vs Trevor McCumby
Stephen Fulton vs Carlos Castro
Rolando Romero vs Manuel Jaimes
Roiman Villa vs Ricardo Salas Rodriguez
Jonathan Lopez vs Richard Medina
Lawrence King vs Vaughn Williams
Yoenli Hernandez vs Jose Sanchez Charles
Bek Nurmaganbet vs Joshua Conley
Where to watch Canelo vs Berlanga
TV channel: In the UK, Canelo vs Berlanga is being shown live via DAZN, costing £19.99. Subscriptions start from £14.99 per month. DAZN can also be viewed via channel 429 on Sky.
Canelo vs Berlanga prediction
Canelo has frequently dismissed this weekend’s opponent as a threat. While Berlanga deserves more respect than that, his struggles to keep the pace up should play into the Mexican’s favour.
Canelo to win via late stoppage.
Canelo vs Berlanga weigh-in results
Canelo weighed in at 166.8 lbs on Friday, with Berlanga tipping the scales at 167.7 lbs.
Canelo vs Berlanga latest odds
Canelo Alvarez to win: 1/20
Edgar Berlanga to win: 9/1
Canelo Alvarez to win on points or by decision: 3/1
Canelo Alvarez to win by knockout or technical knockout: 1/3
Edgar Berlanga to win on points or by decision: 16/1
Edgar Berlanga to win by knockout or technical knockout: 20/1
Draw: 25/1
