Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga will tangle on Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles in a scheduled 12-round bout. The fight from T-Mobile Arena is scheduled to start around 11 p.m. ET. The main card gets underway at 8 p.m. ET. This will be the first meeting between the fighters. Alvarez has compiled a career mark of 61-2-2, while Berlanga is 22-0.
The latest Canelo vs. Berlanga odds list Alvarez as the -1800 favorite on the money (risk $1,800 to win $100), while Berlanga is +900. The over/under for total rounds is 10.5 (Under -225, Over +170). Before making any Berlanga vs. Canelo picks, be sure to see the boxing predictions from SportsLine's Peter Kahn.
Kahn is a true boxing insider who has his finger on the pulse of what's going on inside and outside of the ring. He has managed numerous world champions and currently manages 20 fighters through his company, Fight Game Advisors. Kahn won the 2022 Boxing Writers Association of America Cus D'Amato Manager of the Year award and was named to the 2023 Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.
Kahn is uncanny when it comes to picking fights. He is an astounding 53-13 on his last 66 SportsLine boxing picks, returning a profit of more than $4,000 to $100 bettors. His notable wins include telling SportsLine members to back underdog Ryan Garcia (+500) against previously unbeaten super lightweight champion Devin Haney (-700) in their blockbuster fight in April. Anyone who has followed Kahn's boxing picks is way up.
Now, Kahn has studied Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga from every angle and revealed his top picks and best bets. You can only see Kahn's boxing picks at SportsLine.
Why you should back Alvarez
Alvarez has been on a roll, and has not been beaten since losing by unanimous decision to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022 in a super light heavyweight title. His only other career loss was on Sept. 14, 2013, when he lost by major decision in a 12-round bout to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a light middleweight match. He began his professional career in October 2005, when he recorded a TKO victory over Abraham Gonzalez in the fourth round of their bout.
Alvarez has been dominant since. He has compiled a 61-2-2 record, registering 39 knockouts in 65 career fights. He has held world championships in four divisions, including junior middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight. He has a knockout rate of 64% and his fight average is 7.6 rounds. See which fighter to back here.
Why you should back Berlanga
Berlanga has been dominant since turning pro in 2016. He recorded 16 consecutive first-round knockouts to begin his career, with no fight lasting more than two minutes, 45 seconds. Since then, however, things have toughened up some and he has registered just one knockout. That came in his last bout, a TKO over Padraig McCrory at 2:44 of the sixth round this past February.
Berlanga, competing for his first world title fight, is ranked No. 7 by The Ring in the super middleweight division. He has a knockout rate of 77% and his fights have averaged just 3.3 rounds. Berlanga will have some advantages over Alvarez. Berlanga is six inches taller than Alvarez, and is seven years younger at age 27. See which fighter to pick here.
How to make Alvarez vs. Berlanga picks
Kahn has strong picks for Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga and is leaning Under on total rounds. He's sharing what it is, and which side to back, only at SportsLine.
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