The stage is set to the hit megafight between Canelo Alvarez and Terenka Crawford.
Crawford will challenge Alvarez, a freshly broken master of a super medium medium weight, on September 12 at the Stadium allegiant in Las Vegas.
The details of the fight were confirmed after the unanimous decision of Alvarez to regain the title of IBF from William Scull in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. After the victory, Crawford entered the ring to stare at Alvarez, strengthening their very expected fight.
37 -year -old Crawford moves up two weight classes to challenge Alvarez.
Crawford recently fought in August, when he overtook Israil Madrimov to win the title weighing 154 pounds. Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) is a world champion with four divisions and one of three men who have been the undisputed champion in two weight classes in the era of four stripes. The ESPN fighter for 3 pounds per pound, won his first title weighing 135 pounds and would not be unquestioned at 140 pounds and 147 pounds.
If Crawford defeated Alvarez, he would be the first unquestioned champion in three weight classes.
The 34-year-old Alvarez is a two-time medium-sized champion. After the WBA Lightweight Heavyweight Championship against Dmitry Bivol in 2022, Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KO) returned to 168 pounds, where he won six in a row. Alvarez takes 6th place on the ESPN list for a pound for a pound.
The Alvarez-Crawford card will be the first event promoted by Turks Alalshikh and TKO Boxing Dana White, Alalshikh announced on his account X on Saturday. Alalshikh said that the television platform for the event would be announced at a later date.
The card will take place on Friday, avoiding competition from university football, as well as the events of the Noche UFC UFC the next day. It will also be the first boxing match that took place at the Allegiant Stadium, in Las Vegas Raiders, which was opened in July 2020.