The boxing event “once in a lifetime”, Canelo Alvarez versus Terenka Crawford, always intended to deliver at the top. But when the full card dropped this week, the feeling of disappointment washed in connection with the Showdown of September 13.
Undercard, unveiled by Dan White and Turki Alalshikh, was saved online for not meeting the price of ticket prices in Las Vegas.
Criticism was rapid and brutal, and some fans claimed that they were elated to donate the money to see a better set of duels.
Considering that Alalshikh prepared a super-karta on November 22 in Saudi Arabia, with the participation of Devin Haney, Artur Beterbaver and David Benavidez on the same bill, Canelo vs. Crawford turned out to be a damp squib.
The full Canelo vs Crawford card is:
1 | Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford | unquestioned super -average wagon 2 | Christian Milli vs Lester Martinez WBC Super Middle Wweight short-lived title 3 | Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr. | Adjustment of injury in severe weight 4 | Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas Super feather wweight presentation
REMIMS:
5 | Serhii Bohachuk vs Brandon Adams | 10 rounds, average weight 6 | Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin Jr. | 10 rounds, hefty weight 7 | Reito tsutsumi vs javier martinez | 6 rounds, super feather wweight 8 | Sultan Almhamed vs Martin Caraballo | 4 rounds, super delicate 9 | Steven Nelson vs Raiko Santana | 10 rounds, delicate weight 10 | Marco Verde vs TBA | 6 rounds, super average weight
Full Canelo vs Crawford card for September 13:
“Once in life”
Main card Netflix
1 | Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford 2 | Christian Milli versus Lester Martinez 3 | Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr. 4 | Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas
The reaction again aroused the biggest problem in newfangled boxing: death of remuneration at the sight.
Fans argue that the subscription model leaves promoters less cash on piles of cards, which means that only the main event receives an investment. As part of PPV, promoters can justify charging programs with many star, and fans have obtained a real quality ratio for their money.
For $ 500 million, boxing observers expected that the supporting cast fits. Instead, there is a bill that looks like the organizers with a view to saving money.
But while some fans said that they would pay more for better fights, others defended the policy of paying $ 200 million for the main event and less than five percent on the card.
Good reaction
“Canelo vs Crawford costs only a monthly Netflix fee; there is no PPV cost to watch this fight,” said one.
Turks Alalshikh
Another added: “Why do boxing fans hate Canelo vs crawford and pre -mines so much?
“The fight is essentially free at Netflix, and there are decent fights. Are American fans spoiled by Turks? Who assumes such cards, not PPV?”
Indeed, this is associated with a double -edged sword, because it is delighted that PPV will no longer appear on Riyadh seasonal cards, as well as potentially Zuff boxing, get what they want.
But what happened to real romantics boxers who think that a fight such as Canelo vs. Crawford is a chance to create a night forever?
Canelo versus Crawford will always sell; There was never doubt, but such nights are more than one fight.
If the box does not fix its broken model and does not find at least a elated medium between them, the solution of fans is plain: restore the salary for the view, arrange the cards and stop finding the middle ground to maximize the profits.
For now, sport is in the direction of September 13 with less enthusiasm than before.
With all the money involved and dazzling sin city lights, boxing manages to confuse him again.
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Ryan Garcia makes the first defence of his WBC welterweight world title tonight when he faces Conor Benn in a major Las Vegas showdown at the T-Mobile Arena.
Garcia claimed the belt by comfortably outpointing Mario Barrios in February and now returns to the same venue looking to establish himself at the top of the 147lb division. Benn, meanwhile, challenges for a world title for the first time in his career and is back in the welterweight ranks for the first time since 2022.
The Brit has spent recent years competing at higher weights, including his two fights with Chris Eubank Jr at 160lbs, meaning his cut back down to 147lbs has been one of the biggest talking points of fight week. Both men made weight on Friday, with Benn scaling 146lbs and Garcia 145.5lbs.
Boxing News will provide live round-by-round scoring for the fight below.
Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn live scorecard
This is a Boxing News live scorecard and not the official score from the judges.
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Garcia
10
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10
Benn
9
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9
Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn fight result
Ryan Garcia TKO 2. Garcia’s left hook rarely missed, but Benn took them and ploughed forward. The same couldn’t be said for the American’s right hand, however, which landed flush and put Benn down. Smelling blood, Garcia jumped on the Brit and forced referee Thomas Taylor to step in and call a halt to proceedings in the second round.
Jai Opetaia looks to strengthen his claim as the leading cruiserweight in the world tonight when he faces WBC champion Noel Mikaelian in a major title clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The unbeaten Australian puts his Ring and Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight titles on the line against Mikaelian, with the contest serving as the chief support to Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn. Opetaia enters with a perfect 30-0 record and has made clear that his long-term ambition remains to become undisputed before eventually moving up to heavyweight.
Mikaelian represents another significant obstacle in that pursuit. The experienced champion had previously been ordered to face David Benavidez but instead moved forward with the Opetaia fight, setting up one of the most significant cruiserweight contests of the year. Though many assumed the WBC would strip the Armenian, President Mauricio Sulaiman says there will be no decision made until next week.
Victory would move the winner closer to undisputed status and a unification clash with Benavidez.
Boxing News will provide live round-by-round scoring for the fight below.
Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian live scorecard
This is a Boxing News live scorecard and not the official score from the judges.
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Obadiah
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78
Mikaelian
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74
Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian fight result
Obadiah TKO 9.A solid performance from Opetaia, who becomes the first man to stop Mikaelian. The Armenian kept it interesting at points – and even hurt Opetaia in the seventh – but was ultimately ground down by the Aussie’s power and stopped on his feet in the ninth round after four or five clean shots to the head. Benavidez was watching ringside and stepped into the ring post-fight. He presents a must-watch match-up next for three of the four belts in the division, assuming Opetaia is allowed to now claim the WBC title.
World Boxing News provides a scorecard as Jose Ramirez faces Alexis Rocha over ten rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Ramirez takes on Rocha in an all-action welterweight clash on the undercard of Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn.
The contest is scheduled for ten three-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
WBN scores every round live below.
Ramirez vs Rocha Scorecard
Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha
Welterweight T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 10×3
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Ramirez
Rocha
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
10
9
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
9
10
Round 7
9
10
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
8
10
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
95
94
Official Result: ROCHA UD – 98-91, 98-91, 97-92
Ramirez vs Rocha Preview
Former unified super lightweight world champion Jose Carlos Ramirez faces Alexis Rocha in a ten-round welterweight contest in Las Vegas.
Ramirez enters the fight looking to rebuild after consecutive defeats, while Rocha arrives following a run that has included three victories and a draw in his last four contests.
The fight forms part of the Garcia vs Benn card at T-Mobile Arena and is available live on Paramount+ and DAZN PPV.
Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.
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