THE highly-anticipated clash between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford headlines a blockbuster card on September 13.
Canelo, 35, and Crawford, 37, meet in a bout dubbed “fight of the century” at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will battle it out to become undisputed supeer-middleweight champion[/caption]
The Mexican is defending his WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles.
Crawford enters the ring for the first time since August last year and he brings the WBA super-welterweight belt with him.
Bud is climbing two weight divisions for a chance to write himself into the boxing history books against Canelo.
Should Crawford win, the Nebraska-born star will become the first man in the modern four-belt era to achieve undisputed status in three separate weight divisions.
Canelo vs Crawford – All the info
IT’S finally time – one of the biggest boxing matches EVER takes place THIS WEEKEND.
Two of boxing’s GOATs will meet in the ring as they fight for pound-for-pound supremacy and the super-middleweight crown.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford have been fixtures in the top of the rankings for years and are considered among the best to ever do it.
Unbeaten Crawford, who beat Israil Madrimov to win the light-middleweight title last time out, hasn’t fought for a year.
He is jumping up two weight divisions to meet Canelo, having spent most of his career weighing in even lighter.
Mexican favourite Canelo has scored title defences over Edgar Berlanga and William Scull since Crawford was last inside a ring.
Here’s all the info for this must-watch fight…
INFO
- Everything you need to know for the big fight
- How much will Canelo and Crawford earn?
- Is the fight free to watch or PPV on Netflix?
- What belts are on the line?
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When is Canelo vs Crawford?
- Canelo vs Crawford is set for Saturday, September 13.
- The prelims begin at 5.30pm ET/10.30pm BST.
- The main show gets underway at 9pm ET/2am BST (Sunday in the UK).
- Ring walks for the main event will get going at approximately 11pm ET/4am BST.
- The 65,000-seater Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is the venue.
How to watch Canelo vs Crawford?
- Canelo vs Crawford will be broadcast globally on Netflix.
- No additional pay-per-view costs are required if you already have a Netflix subscription.
- Or SunSport’s live blog will bring you round-by-round coverage of the full card, as well as build-up and reaction.
Who is on the undercard?
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)
Subject to change.
CANELO VS CRAWFORD: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY
