Finally, a blockbuster for boxing.
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford have agreed to combat in September in Las Vegas, in line with The Ring.
The result will assist form the legacy of two of the game’s greatest names.
Alvarez, as soon as thought of boxing’s finest pound-for-pound fighter, has slipped to as little as No. 7 on the age of 34. He’d possible leap up the rankings with a victory over Crawford, who at 37 is ranked as excessive as No. 2.
It’s unsure at what weight they’ll field. Crawford has by no means weighed in at greater than 153 kilos – in his final combat, as a brilliant welterweight ‒ and Alvarez has not weighed in at lower than 166 kilos since 2019 – when he fought Rocky Fielding as a middleweight at 159 kilos.
Each males are future Corridor of Famers in gentle of their accomplishments.
Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) has gained world titles at 4 weight lessons, from gentle middleweight to gentle heavyweight. He’s at the moment the WBC and WBO tremendous middleweight champion and is coming off a profitable title protection towards Edgar Berlanga by unanimous resolution Sept. 14.
Alvarez’s solely losses got here towards Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013 by majority resolution and to Dmitry Bivol in 2022 by unanimous resolution. He has overwhelmed the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Shane Mosley and Jermell Charlo.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) additionally has gained world championships in 4 weight lessons, from light-weight to gentle middleweight. He at the moment is the world tremendous welterweight champion and is coming off of a victory over Israil Madrimov by unanimous resolution.
Up to now, his greatest win came to visit Errol Spence Jr. by TKO in 2023.
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