Predictions
This bout splits opinion. But everyone is in agreement that it is going to be a classic.
British icon Amir Khan reckons Crawford will win, saying: “It’s a fantastic fight but I just can’t see Canelo beating him.
“I see Crawford winning this fight by skill, movement and holding his weight well.
“Crawford is an amazing wrestler so when it comes to grappling and pushing fighters’ around, he’s strong.
“I’m sure he won’t have a problem with Canelo, even though Canelo is a strong, big guy.”
But promoter Frank Warren is on team Canelo, adding: “My old adage is that a good big ‘un always beats a good little ‘un and I’ll go with Canelo on this.
“Against William Scull, he got clipped quite a few times and I thought he got frustrated.
“Then I look at Crawford in his previous fight against Israil Madrimov and I thought there were moments where it was quite close.
“But I’ve got to go with Canelo – and I hope it is Canelo because our man Hamzah Sheeraz is going to be ringside and we’re going to make it if Canelo wins.”
Billionaires Club
Canelo Alvarez is on track ton become a BILLIONAIRE next year.
The Mexican star is eyeing a $100MILLION payday tonight against Terence Crawford.
But whether it is lucrative sponsorship deals or owning the fast growing drink in the US, Alvarez is rising up the rich lists and could even challenge Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather’s net worth.
Tonight’s bill
Three fights have already concluded on the prelims, but we have plenty more action to bring you with the main card starting at 2am BST/9pm ET.
Main card
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (C) vs Terence Crawford (undisputed super-middleweight titles)
- Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr (super-welterweight)
- Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez (super-middleweight)
- Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas (lightweight)
Prelims
- Serhii Bohacuk vs Brandon Adams (middleweight)
- Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin (heavyweight)
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Javier Martinez (super-featherweight)
- Sultan Almohammed def. Martin Caraballo
- Raiko Santana def. Steven Nelson
- Marco Verde def. Marcos Osorio Betancourt
Hello and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of Canelo vs Crawford!
The wait is finally over, the fight of the century is upon us!
Two of the best pound-for-pound boxers of the modern era will go head-to-head tonight as Canelo Alvarez meets Terence Crawford in Las Vegas!
The Mexican icon will defend his WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles against the undefeated four-division world champ.
Canelo beat William Scull via unanimous decision in May to become the undisputed 168-pound champion for the second time in his illustrious career.
Crawford will be jumping up two weight classes for the highly anticipated clash.
Bud hasn’t fought since August 2024, when he beat Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision to take the WBA junior middleweight title.
The 37-year-old southpaw makes his return to the ring for one of the biggest fights of all time, but he will have a battle on his hands to beat Canelo in his preferred division of super-middleweight.
Should Crawford be successful in Las Vegas, he will become the first man in the modern four-belt era to achieve undisputed status in three separate weight divisions.
SunSport will bring you round-by-round coverage of the full card right here!
