Alvarez rules out complacency against Berlanga

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez says he wants to show everybody he is still nan champion erstwhile he faces Edgar Berlanga successful Las Vegas connected Saturday.

Four-weight world champion Alvarez puts his WBO, WBA and WBC super-middleweight titles connected nan line.

The Mexican boasts a grounds of 61 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

"I ever return my fights earnestly and train 100% nary matter who is successful there. I ever person nan aforesaid mentality," Alvarez said.

"I will show everybody I'm still nan best."

Berlanga, calved successful New York and of Puerto Rican heritage, is yet to suffer successful 22 master fights.

The 27-year-old's past travel to nan ringing successful February ended successful victory against Belfast combatant Padraig McCrory.

"There are a batch of doubters retired there, group who don't judge successful me, but Saturday nighttime I'm going to make them believers," Berlanga said.

"There is occurrence successful my humor and veins to spell retired location and perform.

"This is nan apical of nan mountain, it doesn't get immoderate bigger, and now it's astir maine becoming awesome and putting my past sanction successful nan history books forever."

Alvarez is aiming for his 5th successive triumph pursuing defeat against WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol successful May 2022.

Saturday's bout takes spot astatine nan T-Mobile Arena connected nan play starring up to Mexican Independence Day.

"It is going to beryllium very difficult for him," Alvarez said.

"I ne'er place immoderate fighter. He is young, a bully combatant and is strong, but I've been successful location pinch everybody and person truthful overmuch experience. I'm beardown and person a batch of talent - I'm conscionable nan best."

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who promotes Berlanga, believes his combatant has an "underrated IQ" and is nan "most wished and astir assured challenger".

"Canelo wants a existent conflict astatine this shape of his profession and he is going to get a existent fight," Hearn added.

"It's a monolithic opportunity. This is for illustration nan lottery summons of boxing. We're successful Las Vegas wherever you rotation dice, but we're not conscionable looking to rotation nan dice - we want to cod nan summons arsenic well."