Canelo Alvarez will face Terence Crawford on September 12 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The superfight will be the first boxing main event to be promoted by TKO's new boxing venture. The Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO super middleweight titles will be on the line.
The two men went face-to-face after Canelo defeated William Scull by unanimous decision.
"We will deliver the fight of the century with Riyadh Season on Sept. 12 at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium," Alalshikh wrote on Twitter. "The legend Canelo defends his Ring Magazine title vs. the great Terence Crawford. TV platform will be announced soon with big surprise. My brother Dana White will promote this first TKO boxing event with me. It will be something crazy."
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford FIRST FACE-OFF pic.twitter.com/ESllrSn3w6
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) May 4, 2025
-- FIGHT ANNOUNCED --
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) May 4, 2025
-- CANELO ALVAREZ VS TERENCE CRAWFORD
-- Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO
Super-Middleweight
-- September 12th
-- Las Vegas, USA ---- pic.twitter.com/PPuZ1YaaUQ
We will deliver the fight of the century with @RiyadhSeason on Sept. 12 at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium. The legend @Canelo defends his @ringmagazine title vs. the great @terencecrawford. TV platform will be announced soon with big surprise. My brother @danawhite will promote… pic.twitter.com/00c6Lv2c7C
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) May 4, 2025
Canelo Alvarez is 63-2-2 with 39 KOs in his career while Crawford is 41-0 with 31 KOs. Crawford last fought in August, defeating Israil Madrimov in a unanimous decision.
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