Canelo Alvarez isn't looking to simply hand Edgar Berlanga the first loss of his career, he's gunning to physically hurt the undefeated fighter, telling us he wants to "bring him pain!"
34-year-old Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champ, joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs nightly on FS1) this week ... ahead of his September 14 scrap against Berlanga, 22-0, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a fighting going down on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
"It's always great to represent my country on those days," Alvarez said, "I always try to fight on those days because it's important to me and my Mexican fans.