CANELO ALVAREZ and Terence Crawford are certainly no strangers to having boxing belts in their illustrious careers.
Mexican mogul Canelo overcame William Scull via a unanimous decision the last time he competitively fought in May.
Canelo has won 16 titles across four different weight divisions[/caption]
Crawford wrote his name in the history books[/caption]
And as a result, the boxing great unified his Cuban opponent’s IBF belt with his WBA, WBC and WBO titles.
This also means Alvarez has had a whopping 16 world titles across four different weight divisions.
Meanwhile, Crawford became the first male boxer to simultaneously hold all four major world titles in boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO) since Jermain Taylor in 2005 by defeating Errol Spence.
Even Crawford’s most recent fight ended with another belt around his waist when he beat Israil Madrimov to snatch the WBA super-middleweight strap in August 2024.
But with all that being said, not every belt will be on the line during the upcoming Las Vegas main event.
What belts are on the line?
Canelo is defending the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super-middleweight world titles.
That’s the iconic green and gold World Boxing Council strap, World Boxing Association title, the World Boxing Organisation belt and the International Boxing Federation’s red version.
Some boxing purists will be furious that this match-up has been made as Crawford has never even boxed at this 168lbs division before, let alone earned his way up the rankings with sanctioning fees and victories.
But most boxing fans can see that the physical dimensions between the two are very similar, with the Omaha icon even looking bigger than Canelo at some photo ops.
When is Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford?
- Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford will take place on Saturday, September 13.
- Ring-walks for Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford will likely begin at approximately 11pm ET/4am BST on Sunday in the UK, meaning that the first bell should go around 15 minutes later at 11:15pm ET/4:15am BST.
- However, timings could change depending on the length of the undercard bouts.
- Coverage of the main card will start from 9pm ET/2am BST on the Sunday in the UK.
- Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium is the chosen venue for this huge event and it can host a maximum of 72,000 spectators.
CANELO VS CRAWFORD: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY
What is the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford full card?
*Subject to change
Main card
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (C) vs Terence Crawford (undisputed super-middleweight titles)
- Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr (super-welterweight)
- Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez (super-middleweight)
- Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas (lightweight)
Prelims
- Serhii Bohacuk vs Brandon Adams (middleweight)
- Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin (heavyweight)
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Javier Martinez (super-featherweight)
- Sultan Almohammed vs Martin Caraballo (super-lightweight)
- Steven Nelson vs Raiko Santana (light-heavyweight)
- Marco Verde vs Marcos Osorio Betancourt (super-middleweight)
