Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford date and venue confirmed after terrible William Scull fight
Canelo Alvarez will meet Terence Crawford for the undisputed super middleweight titles next. The Mexican superstar overcame William Scull via unanimous decision in a sleep-inducing 12-round fight to unify the Cuban’s IBF belt with his WBA, WBC and WBO titles. GettyCanelo and Crawford will meet in September[/caption] After the fight, he was joined in the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by Crawford, as Turki Alalshikh confirmed the pair will meet on September 12 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Crawford, the reigning WBA super welterweight title holder, will move up two weight divisions to box Canelo at his natural weight class without a rehydration clause. ‘Bud’ is one of three male boxers in the four-belt era to have achieved undisputed supremacy in two separate weight classes, alongside Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue. If he is able to overcome the odds stacked against him and beat Canelo, then he will become the first three-weight undisputed champion since the WBO was recognised as a major sanctioning body. “I’m feeling blessed,” said Crawford in the ring after Canelo’s four-belt shootout with Scull. “Everything happens for a reason, and there is a reason why I am here. “In September, I’m going to show the world what greatness looks like.” Asked why he believes he is the man to knock Canelo off of his 168lbs perch, Crawford responded: “Because I am the best. “That is why everyone is going to come and watch on September 12.” Canelo added: “I feel great. Crawford is one of the best out there. GettyCanelo defeated Scull but the fight left a lot to be desired[/caption] “And I like to share the ring with that kind of fighter. It is my pleasure.” Canelo had previously written off the match-up as a ‘lose-lose’ fight due to the weight disparity between the pair. When asked what changed his tune, Canelo replied: “Everybody is asking for the fight. “My nino Turki Alalshikh wants it, so that is why we are here.” Crawford and Canelo had an agreement in place to meet each other before the Mexican’s clash with Scull. All Canelo needed to do was win. View Tweet: https://twitter.com/ringmagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw And win, he did, even if it was a painful watch throughout. Both boxers landed a combined 111 punches between them in an incredibly low-output affair that had the restless Saudi crowd booing down the home straight.
Canelo Alvarez will meet Terence Crawford for the undisputed super middleweight titles next.
The Mexican superstar overcame William Scull via unanimous decision in a sleep-inducing 12-round fight to unify the Cuban’s IBF belt with his WBA, WBC and WBO titles.
After the fight, he was joined in the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by Crawford, as Turki Alalshikh confirmed the pair will meet on September 12 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Crawford, the reigning WBA super welterweight title holder, will move up two weight divisions to box Canelo at his natural weight class without a rehydration clause.
‘Bud’ is one of three male boxers in the four-belt era to have achieved undisputed supremacy in two separate weight classes, alongside Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue.
If he is able to overcome the odds stacked against him and beat Canelo, then he will become the first three-weight undisputed champion since the WBO was recognised as a major sanctioning body.
“I’m feeling blessed,” said Crawford in the ring after Canelo’s four-belt shootout with Scull.
“Everything happens for a reason, and there is a reason why I am here.
“In September, I’m going to show the world what greatness looks like.”
Asked why he believes he is the man to knock Canelo off of his 168lbs perch, Crawford responded: “Because I am the best.
“That is why everyone is going to come and watch on September 12.”
Canelo added: “I feel great. Crawford is one of the best out there.
“And I like to share the ring with that kind of fighter. It is my pleasure.”
Canelo had previously written off the match-up as a ‘lose-lose’ fight due to the weight disparity between the pair.
When asked what changed his tune, Canelo replied: “Everybody is asking for the fight.
“My nino Turki Alalshikh wants it, so that is why we are here.”
Crawford and Canelo had an agreement in place to meet each other before the Mexican’s clash with Scull.
All Canelo needed to do was win.
And win, he did, even if it was a painful watch throughout.
Both boxers landed a combined 111 punches between them in an incredibly low-output affair that had the restless Saudi crowd booing down the home straight.
