LOS ANGELES – Enough people have spoken things into existence to make it a model worth following.

So, as Immanuwel Aleem, 22-3-3 (14 KOs), of Richmond, Virginia, heads to his underdog attempt to derail the relentless train that is unbeaten super-middleweight Lester Martinez Saturday night in the ProBoxTV main event in San Bernardino, California, his denial of any negativity is admirable.

“We know who we’re going up against. I don’t understand what an underdog is. I can fight. I can see. And I’ve got hands. I’ve trained to the best of my ability, and I’m going to go out there and execute,” Aleem said Wednesday at his media workout.

The force of nature that Guatemala’s Martinez, 19-0-1 (16 KOs), has become is a withering test for any man. While Aleem notes that Martinez is mortal, citing his September draw versus new WBC super-middleweight champion Christian Mbilli, that was the WBC fight of the year and Martinez was storming toward an end oddly shortened to 10 rounds.

Now, second-ranked contender Martinez, 30, meets No. 14 Aleem at the National Orange Show Convention Center for the WBC interim title to best position himself for a shot at the September winner between Mbilli and former undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez.

“Just follow the game plan, execute and gain the world title,” Aleem said. “Perform. Martinez is my main focus. Whatever he brings to the table, I need to be better at Saturday night. Whatever I need to do, do it. Do what we’ve been training for.”

His Jamaica-born father-trainer, Omar Aleem, was even more resolute, predicting a magical ending of Martinez’s unbeaten career.

“They’re predicting him to beat us, for him to knock us out. Go on YouTube. All of them say we’ll lose,” Omar Aleem said. “We don’t need to talk. We’ve got the energy.

“We’ve got ‘the divine punch’ for him.”

What’s the ‘divine punch?’

“Whatever … ,” the elder Aleem answered. “It’s going to be a divine, mystic punch. If he can handle it, we’re going to see. We’re not saying, ‘We’re going to do this, we’re going to do that.’ When we’re in the ring, we’re going to see who’s going to knock out who.”

At Wednesday night’s news conference, Omar Aleem repeated his upset prediction theme, asking Martinez and former Terence Crawford trainer Brian “Bomac” McIntyre why it seems so unlikely, why it’s any different than Crawford’s upset of Alvarez in September.

That prompted Martinez to speak up for himself as the -1800 betting favorite.

“I know Terence Crawford,” Martinez said of his former Nebraska stablemate. “And you’re no Terence Crawford.”

Nevertheless, Aleem, who has lost to the likes of Hugo Centeno, Ronald Ellis and Amilcar Vidal Jnr, says the sport has ingrained in him since the time he started at 12 that the odds always seem stacked against boxers.

“I came into this [adversity] as a boxer. I got used to this in the amateur system. There’s always ‘this No. 1 guy you’re gonna have to beat to win the national championship,’” he said.

In 2017, Aleem said his opponent, Ukraine’s Ievgen Khytrov, was being mentioned as a future opponent of then-middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.

Aleem defeated him by TKO, but didn’t elevate into the Golovkin conversation and went through a 1-3-1 rut.

“This is another championship on the pro level,” Aleem said. “I need to execute, that’s all I need to do. Same difference. This guy has a better resume and is supposed to be all that he’s supposed to be.”

Asked to identify any Martinez vulnerabilities he believes he can expose, Aleem said, “I take what my team needs to make sure we get the victory. Whatever we need to capitalize on. I don’t know what else I need to focus on.

“He did have a draw in his last fight, so I don’t know how much more you can say about him being so spectacular. Everybody makes mistakes.

“His record is supposed to be more polished, he’s supposed to be the guy, having fought the ‘champion’ Mbilli. … Saturday you’ll see.”

Omar Aleem argued his son’s experience advantage is stark.

“My son’s had success, too. How many fights does my son have? More than Lester Martinez, do the research. Go do it,” Omar Aleem said. “You’ll find out. I trained him like Archie Moore, Jersey Joe Walcott.

“Sir, I don’t believe [Aleem will triumph], I know it. So you tell Lester Martinez and whoever’s handling him, bring it.”

McIntyre leaned back in his press conference chair and smirked.

“They’re supposed to say that. But they’re what, [18]-to-1 underdogs?” McIntyre said. “Anytime you step in there, you want to be concerned. Aleem is not in there by mistake. He’s in there by what he’s done in the past.

“But one thing I know about him is he’s got [three] losses, right? So he knows how to lose.”