US EditionCanelo Alvarez Embraces Role as Face of Boxing as He Prepares for Challenge From Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford aims to become a three-division undisputed champion by moving up weight classes to challenge Canelo Alvarez, with 65,000 fans expected at Allegiant Stadium.
- Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will fight for the undisputed super middleweight championship at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
- The matchup follows Alvarez's May 3 win reclaiming undisputed status at 168 pounds and Crawford's August 24 victory over Israil Madrimov as he moves up two weight divisions.
- Allegiant Stadium expects about 65,000 fans, vastly outnumbering the approximately 10,000 who saw Crawford fight Ricky Burns in Scotland, highlighting the fight's scale and Las Vegas boxing tradition.
- Crawford denied shoulder injury rumors, stating, "Where have I got a shoulder injury?", while Alvarez called this fight "one of the biggest, for sure," promising to show who is best.
- This bout solidifies Alvarez's role as boxing's prominent figure and sustains Las Vegas’s status as a key venue for major boxing events.
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Canelo Alvarez embraces role as face of boxing as he prepares for challenge from Terence Crawford
It’s Canelo Alvarez’s world, and everyone else is simply living in it. As the debate about who's the best pound-for-pound fighter remains fervent, Alvarez has played the role of the face of boxing well, leading up to Saturday’s undisputed super middleweight bout against Terence Crawford in Las Vegas
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