MAX KELLERMAN will be back on the screen two years after his ESPN axe.
The former host of First Take was laid off during a company-wide set of budget cuts in 2023.
The two will be fighting on September 13[/caption]
Kellerman, 51, has largely stayed out of the spotlight since then but has now announced he will be back.
He will be on the Netflix broadcasting team for the unified Super Middleweight championship clash between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
The move sees the presenter’s career go full circle as he made his name in boxing.
Kellerman announced his news in a press conference in New York promoting the fight – scheduled for September 13.
The former ESPN star is incredibly excited for the bout, which he has hailed as a “perfect storm”.
He said: “I know you guys are excited about this fight.
“But I don’t think you understand what a big deal it is. This is a perfect storm.
“First of all, [Saudi Arabia General Entertainment Authority chairman] Turki Alalshikh, we’re lucky he happens to be a boxing fan.
“None of this happens if he doesn’t happen to be a boxing fan. If he doesn’t happen to be a boxing fan, none of us are here.
“[WWE President] Nick Khan, the best in the business. Dana White is the greatest combat sports promoter of my lifetime.
“And it’s his first-ever boxing promotion. So that’s who’s behind what you’re gonna see.
“Who’s the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world? The most recent one? But Crawford… has my vote for best pound-for-pound.
“Who was the best pound-for-pound before Bud?
“Canelo Alvarez, universally recognized that way… There have only been, I don’t now, 25 or 30 fighters whoever lived who you said, ‘that’s the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.’
“These are two of them, the last two. And they’re going to fight. In Las Vegas.
“On September 13th… this fight is a perfect storm, I could not be more excited to be a part of it.”
A venue is yet to be announced for the highly anticipated fight.
However, there have been rumours that the Allegiant Stadium will be the host venue.
This is despite being currently booked for the UNLV football game against Idaho State.
