Canelo Alvarez faces his biggest challenge since Dmitry Bivol. Alvarez, once again fighting before Mexican Independence Day, defends his undisputed super middleweight crown against Terence Crawford. It all goes down on Saturday night from Allegiant Stadium — the first combat event to take place at the venue.
Crawford moves up two weight classes in a rare opportunity to dethrone his fellow pound-for-pound great. Should Crawford do the unthinkable, he’ll be the first three-division undisputed boxing champion in the four-belt era, an achievement buoyed by the fact that he’s also the first two-weight class undisputed champ of this era. Crawford relishes the opportunity to “shut everyone up” and achieve a historic feat.
CBS Sports will also have live coverage of the fight with round-by-round scoring and blow-by-blow updates to keep you up to date throughout the night.
Alvarez has not exactly made fans happy in the last few years with his choice in opponents. The undisputed champ has faced the likes of unknown John Ryder, former junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo who moved up two weight classes, fellow countrymen Jaime Munguia, a fairly undeserving Edgar Berlanga and then William Scull as a mandatory to earn his IBF title back that he was stripped of. Now, he seems to be earning back some good will with taking on a fellow pound for pound great, but Crawford is also moving up (at least) two divisions as well. However, the images from the faceoffs might tell a different story as Crawford has looked as big, if not bigger, than Alvarez throughout the build to the fight.
Defeating Terence Crawford has suddenly become vital to Canelo Alvarez’s already solid legacy
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The undercard features some solid fighters on the rise. Look no further than Callum Walsh, who features in the co-main event against Fernando Vargas Jr. Walsh has been the guy for Dana White and co. for a few years as his fights have aired exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Now, he can showcase his skillset on a massive platform when he faces Vargas, who holds a 17-0 record. Plus, an interim super middleweight title bout is set for the undercard when Christian Mbilli puts his secondary WBC title on the line against Lester Martinez. The winner could become a mandatory challenger for the main event winner.
Below is how you can catch all the action on Saturday night from the Sin City.
Where to watch Canelo vs. Crawford
Date: Sept. 13 | Location: Allegiant Stadium — Las Vegas
Start time: 9 p.m. ET (Main card)
Watch live: Netflix | Price: $7.99 and up in the United States
Canelo vs. Crawford fight card, odds
- Canelo Alvarez (c) -165 vs. Terence Crawford +130, undisputed super middleweight title
- Callum Walsh -335 vs. Fernando Vargas Jr. +240, junior middleweights
- Christian M’billi (c) -205 vs. Lester Martinez +150, interim WBC super middleweight title
- Mohammed Alakel -3000 vs. John Ornelas +1100, lightweights
- Serhii Bohachuk -560 vs. Brandon Adams +370, super welterweights
- Ivan Dychko -120 vs. Jermaine Franklin -105, heavyweights
- Reito Tsutsumi -5000 vs. Javier Martinez +1500, super featherweights
- Sultan Almohamed vs. Martin Caraballo, light welterweights
- Steven Nelson -320 vs. Raiko Santana +240, light heavyweights
- Marco Verde vs. Marcos Osorio-Betancourt, super middleweights
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