Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford
| Date | September 13, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring and TBRB undisputed super middleweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford, billed as Once In A Lifetime, is an upcoming super middleweight professional boxing match contested between Mexican undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez and American former undisputed welterweight and light welterweight champion Terence Crawford for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world.
The bout is scheduled to take place on September 13, 2025 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Background
In January 2025 it was reported that a bout between Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Terence Crawford had been agreed to be held in September 2025 in Las Vegas by Saudi promoter Turki Al-Sheikh.[1][2][3][4]
However, on February 6, The Ring reported that Al-Sheikh suspended the bout after reports stated Álvarez was in negotiations to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in May.[5] Hours later it was reported that Álvarez and Paul were close to finalizing a May 3 bout at the T-Mobile Arena.[6] Ultimately, Al-Sheikh announced that Álvarez had signed a 4-fight deal with Riyadh Season thus ending the negotiations with Paul and putting the Crawford bout back on track for September.[7]
On May 3, after Álvarez defeated William Scull to reclaim his IBF super middleweight title, Crawford entered the ring and the two had a face off. Al-Sheikh later announced that the bout would take place on September 12 in conjunction with Dana White's new Zuffa Boxing league under TKO. On June 10, the bout was officially announced to take place on September 13 and will be broadcast on Netflix.[8] On June 17, the Allegiant Stadium was officially confirmed as the host venue. It was reported that a deal was done to re-arrange an NCAA College Football game, which was scheduled for that day.[9]
Speaking on recent comments he had made in response to boxers "running" rather than fighting, at an Álvarez-Crawford presser, Al-Sheikh announced there would be a knockout bonus for future Riyadh Season cards promoted by him, stating: "We will not have [Tom & Jerry fights] anymore". Dana White later stated that there would be an "over six figures" KO bonus for the Álvarez-Crawford fight.[10][11] Despite it all, Canelo is the favorite in Vegas. The irony is at -165 to Crawford's +158, its the closest odds of his career when the favorite | [12]
Fight card
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Main Card (Netflix) | |||||||
| Super middleweight | Canelo Álvarez (c) | vs. | Terence Crawford | – (12) | Note 1 | ||
| Heavyweight | Jarrell Miller | vs. | Jared Anderson | – (12) | |||
^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring and TBRB undisputed super middleweight titles
References
- ^ "Report claims Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford have agreed to fight". Yardbarker. 13 January 2025.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (13 January 2025). "Canelo Alvarez to face Terence Crawford in September in Las Vegas". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick (13 January 2025). "Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford reportedly agreed for September in Las Vegas". Bad Left Hook.
- ^ "Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford Meet Separately With Turki Alalshikh In London; Blockbuster Fight On The Horizon?". RingMagazine.com. 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is Now Off!". The Ring. February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Turki Alalshikh Suspending Efforts To Finalize Multi-Fight Deal For Canelo Alvarez". The Ring. February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Canelo Agrees To Blockbuster Four Fight Deal With Riyadh Season - Details Revealed". The Ring. February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Canelo Álvarez Will Face Terence Crawford Live Globally on Netflix". Netflix. June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Allegiant Stadium will host Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford on Sept. 13". RingMagazine.com. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Canelo-Crawford winner can earn knockout bonus". ESPN.com. 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Canelo-vs-Crawford". www.canelo-crawford.com. Retrieved 2025-06-25.