Boxing

Is Canelo ready? Crawford has prepared to employ the perceptible decrease in Alvarez in a 100 million dollars duel

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1 year ago

May 4, 2025

Image: Is Canelo Finished? Crawford Poised to Exploit Alvarez's Evident Decline in $100 Million Matchup

The issue of boxing, Canelo Alvarez, apparently will receive a payment of over $ 100 million for the fight against Terenka Crawford on September 12 at the Las Vegas stadium. Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KO) can earn a bag of up to $ 150 million to defend your unquestionable medium-scale mastery against Crawford (41-0, 31 KO).

Terenka is expected to approach $ 100 million, which will be perfect for him. He said many times that he was fighting Canelo only for “older” purposes, but fans believe that this is the code “I’m looking for cash for retirement”.

Noticeable drop

Turks Alalshikh calls this “the fight of the century.” You can’t blame him for going overboard with this enthusiasm for this duel, because the former world champion in four Crawford leaves is one of his favorite warriors. It’s a good fight, but not what Turks calls it. Think about it as the style of ancient matches between the warriors who were once at the top, but are disappearing and approaching the pension.

Fans will enjoy the fight with two lions. However, the winner cannot be called the real best in 168, because they did not fight with talented fighters Christian Mbilli, Diego Paczeco and Oslyys Iglesias to prove it.

Although the aging Omaha, the Nebrask warrior rarely fights nowadays and looked like he lost half a dozen steps in his last performance in 2024, he can still have enough tool in his flap to defeat Alvarez. The Mexican star looks much worse. In his fight on the last Saturday night with the super middle wweight IBF champion, William Scull.

Statistics of strokes

– Canelo: 56 out of 152 strokes for 36.8% of the connection speed
– SCULL: 55 of 293 for 18.8%

Canelo looks faint in her 12-round unanimous victorious decision on William Scull (23-1, 9 KO) in her unquestioned fight for the championship in Super Middle I gaining last Saturday evening on the spot in Riyadh. You could see the decline of 34-year-old Canelo, because his ability to cut off the ring was not. What’s more, his starting power was terrible.

Plodding style

Alvarez looked terrible, looking ancient. It was challenging to observe the way it flowed around the ring. Its reduced athleticism will make it exposed to Crawford, which would usually not have a chance against the main version of Canelo from 2016. The Mexican star becomes less witty in every fight.

The last fight of Alvarez from the 193-Funt Edgar Berlang seems to get a lot of it. He easily won the fight, but shot Brooklyn in Modern York in the second half of the fight after fatigue. These blows could get the best part of what Canelo left, leaving the crust we saw last night against Scull.

“This is the biggest fight in my career and I can’t wait. I’m excited,” said Crawford to Ring magazineResponding to your fight with great money with the star Canelo Alvarez on September 12 in Las Vegas. “Looking at the boxing landscape and possibilities and achievements, Canelo had.

“Increasing it to size and the like. I know that we have never been in the ring before, but this is a great opportunity for me [read: $$$] And my career. It’s very exhilarating for me. It’s like throwing gas on fire. I am very competitive and I want to be competitive in fighting in September – said Crawford.

Last updated 05/04/2025

Boxing

Shakur Stevenson Challenges Devin Haney to Step Up Against KO Champion: You Have No Other Option

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16 hours ago

August 9, 2026

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"Shakur Stevenson Challenges Devin Haney to Step Up Against KO Champion: 'You Have No Other Option'"

Devin Haney is currently searching for his next opponent and Shakur Stevenson believes there is only one option for him.

Haney hasn’t fought since becoming a three-division world champion when he defeated Brian Norman Jr by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title back in November.

He has been rumoured to face a number of opponents since then, including Stevenson himself, but it looked like ‘The Dream’ would finally settle on a mandatory showdown with Keyshawn Davis after Top Rank won the purse bid for the clash last week.

Those plans went up in smoke when Davis pulled out of the contest, and Stevenson has explained why he thinks Haney now must target a battle against unified super-welterweight champion Jaron Ennis.

“You said you’d fight Conor Benn? You said you’d find Xander. Why the f**k you don’t say you want to fight Boots now? Matter of fact, you’ve got no other option.

“There’s nobody else on the table. There’s no me, there’s no Key[shawn Davis]there’s no Rolly. Who do you go to? Boots is free. Go get him.”

Ennis previously became unified champion at welterweight before moving up to 154lbs, making an instant impact in the new division when he stopped Xander Zayas in June to win the WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles.

It remains to be seen whether Haney would have any interest in moving up in weight to take on Ennis, with ‘Boots’ also having been linked to fights against IBF champion Josh Kelly, and fellow unbeaten star Vergil Ortiz.

Boxing

New World Champion Aims to Follow Canelo and Golovkin as Top Middleweight

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16 hours ago

August 9, 2026

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"New World Champion Aims to Follow Canelo and Golovkin as Top Middleweight"

A newly-crowned world champion believes he has what it takes to follow in the footsteps of Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin by becoming the best middleweight fighter on the planet.

Canelo and Golovkin each ruled the 160lb division for a number of years, culminating in two middleweight battles between the pair and one at super-middleweight.

While ‘GGG’ may have last competed in 2022, Canelo remains active, but now fights at super-middleweight, opening the door for a fighter to step up and become the top dog in the middleweight division.

One man who believes he can do just that is Aaron McKenna, who won the vacant IBF middleweight title with a unanimous decision win over Etinosa Oliha in Dublin on Saturday.

Speaking to Sky Sports following that win, McKenna explained how he has ambitions to pick up where the likes of Canelo and Golovkin left off.

“It doesn’t matter [who’s next]whoever wants it. I’m easy to find now, I have a belt. There’s no hiding any more. I want to collect every single belt in boxing. I’m the best middleweight and super-middleweight in the world. I don’t mind jumping up.

“The middleweight division’s there to be took over. It’s been dying for years since GGG (Golovkin) and Canelo left it. I said it again, a year ago, I think I’m going to be the man to take it over.”

The other world champions at 160lbs may have a thing or two to say about McKenna’s plan, as Denzel Bentley is the current WBO champion, Carlos Adamas holds the WBC belt, and Erislandy Lara is the WBA titleholder.

Boxing

Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha Live Results: Fight Highlights and Updates

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2 days ago

August 8, 2026

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"Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha Live Results: Fight Highlights and Updates"

LIVE COVERAGE

Aaron McKenna faces the biggest night of his career as the Irish contender battles Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight title in Dublin.

The all-action card also features Callum Walsh against Tyler Denny, Joseph Ward’s return at light heavyweight, and appearances from Stephen McKenna, Connor Coyle and Sam Hickey.

WBN provides live results, live scorecards from the two main bouts, and updates from every bout as they happen.

Live Scorecards

Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha

Callum Walsh vs. Tyler Denny

Live Results

Times are local IST

18:31

Connor Coyle earned a hard-fought ten-round decision against Mark Beuke but was never in danger if losing on his Zuffw debut, before Stephen McKenna blasted Owen O’Neill out in one round soon after.

17:50

Patrick O’Connor remained undefeated at 4-0 with a TKO victory over Juan Manuel Moriel to kick the action off.

TV Coverage and Remaining Bouts

United States: Paramount+
United Kingdom: Sky Sports

Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha – Vacant IBF World Middleweight Title (12)
Callum Walsh vs. Tyler Denny (10)
Joseph Ward vs. Artjom Kasparian (10)
Sam Hickey vs. Brad Axe (8)
Louis Greene vs. Daniel Buciuc (6)

Preview

Aaron McKenna headlines in Dublin against Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight titlewhile fellow Irish star Callum Walsh steps up against Tyler Denny in the chief support.

Victory for both men would move them a step closer to a potential all-Irish world title showdown, a fight Dana White has already admitted is firmly on his radar.

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