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An extended-rumored struggle between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will happen Sept. 13 in Las Vegas and be broadcast by Netflix, it was confirmed Tuesday.

Monetary phrases weren’t launched, nor was the venue.

The promoters of the struggle are of equal identify worth.

Teaming up can be Riyadh Season, the Saudi Arabian promotion that signed Alvarez to a four-fight contract earlier this 12 months, and UFC head Dana White, who fashioned TKO Boxing in March. A pairing of Turki Alalshikh of Riyadh Season and White additionally had lengthy been rumored. Promoter Sela is a part of the partnership, too.

“Turki desires to make the most important fights the followers need to see in boxing and that is proper up my alley,” White mentioned in an announcement. “Are you kidding me that the primary boxing struggle I will get to advertise is Canelo vs. Crawford? It is actually a as soon as in a lifetime struggle.”

Alalshikh is the chairman of the Normal Leisure Authority of Saudi Arabia.

“Turki desires to make the most important fights that the followers need to see in boxing and that is proper up my alley,” White mentioned. “Are you kidding me that the primary boxing struggle I will get to advertise is Canelo vs. Crawford? It is actually a as soon as in a lifetime struggle.”

The struggle is for the undisputed tremendous middleweight championship.

Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) received his most up-to-date struggle final month, defeating William Scull in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since 2013, he has misplaced simply as soon as however not at this weight class, dropping a lightweight heavyweight struggle in opposition to Dmitry Bivol in 2022.

Alvarez, from Mexico, turns 35 subsequent month.

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), a 37-year-old Nebraskan, is the unified welterweight champion and WBA junior middleweight champion.

The left-hander’s most up-to-date bout got here on Aug. 3, 2024, when he defeated Israil Madrimov for the WBA junior middleweight title.

–Area Degree Media