Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will put his titles on the line against Terence Crawford later this year in what has been billed as the ‘fight of the century’.
The Mexican superstar will defend his undisputed super middleweight belts in a blockbuster showdown with ‘Bud’.
Canelo (62-2-2) overcame William Scull via unanimous decision in May to unify the Cuban’s IBF belt with his WBA, WBC and WBO titles.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) is the reigning WBA super-welterweight title holder, but will move up two weight classes to be Canelo’s next challenger.
It has been billed the ‘fight of the century’ by Turki Alalshikh, whose Riyadh Season will promote the event with Dana White and Sela in what is anticipated to be the most-viewed boxing fight of all time.
UFC president White will be making his first foray into boxing after joining forces with Alalshikh earlier this year.
Canelo vs Crawford: Date and how to follow
This 12-round super-middleweight title fight is set to take place on Saturday, September 13.
It will be held at the 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home to NFL side Las Vegas Raiders.
The undercard can be expected to begin from midnight UK time with the main event ringwalks at around 4am UK time. Exact timings will follow.
This event will be streamed on Netflix, which will be their third venture into the boxing sphere, in both the UK and the US.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson drew in 108million worldwide viewers for their controversial clash last November, with the streaming giants also landing the rights to Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s trilogy on July 11.
Fans can sign up for Netflix here for an initial £4.99 per month with adverts ($6.99 US) or £7.99 ($15.49) per month without.
Existing Netflix subscribers will have access to the event at no extra cost, meaning an estimated 17.1 million UK households can watch the action.
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Canelo vs Crawford: Undercard
More to follow…
- MAIN EVENT: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Terence Crawford – for undisputed super middleweight championship
Canelo vs Crawford: What has been said?
“I’m super happy to be making history again and this time on a Riyadh Season Card that will be broadcast on Netflix,” Alvarez said in a statement.
“On Sept. 13, I’m ready to show once again that I am the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”
“My perfect record speaks for itself,” added Crawford.
“I am the best fighter in the world, and no matter the opponent or weight class, I have always come out on top.”
Meanwhile, White has insisted he will still promote Alvarez v Crawford, despite Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh’s claims to the contrary.
The UFC boss explained: “I’m going to tell you what’s awesome.
“There’s a lot of f***ed up things about boxing, but they don’t say s***. I mean, nobody talks, it’s the most amazing thing.
“If we sign a deal, I’ve got to f****ng get out my phone quick and say it because 90,000 people will be out there talking about it,
“These guys don’t talk. I’m promoting the fight. I’ll let you guys know when and where it’s happening when it’s time to let you know.
“I know what’s going on, I know what we’re doing, I don’t really pay attention to that stuff.
“It doesn’t matter to me. I don’t even remember the last time I talked to Turki, but we’re good. We’re very good.”