Canelo Alvarez To Face Terence Crawford In September Under TKO Boxing Banner

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.

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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 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.

In February, TKO COO provided more insight on TKO boxing.

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