On September 13, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, live on Netflix, Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will face Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) for the undisputed super middleweight title.
This superfight will be promoted by Zuffa, Sela, and Riyadh Season, with Canelo defending his undisputed crown and ‘Bud’ aiming to become a three-division undisputed champion and four-division lineal champion.
Ahead of fight night, both attended the grand arrivals ceremony, where Crawford spoke to Boxing News, and revealed what excites him the most about facing Canelo.
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford set for huge showdown live on Netflix
Crawford reveals what excites him most ahead of Canelo bout on September 13
Canelo vs Crawford, as expected, is beginning to heat up in fight week, with much of the boxing world discussing who will win. The bout will be shown live on Netflix, opening it to a huge global audience.
When asked what excites him the most about facing Canelo: “Shutting everybody up,” said Crawford through a smile.
“It happens before. You know, this is not the first time I’ve been booed. You know, so I don’t care. It’s not the first time that people went up against Terence Crawford. So, they can’t fight for him. So, it doesn’t matter to me, you know? It just puts a little more icing on the cake.”
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford Full Fight Night Card
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, 12 rounds, for Alvarez’s undisputed super-middleweight title
Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr., 10 rounds, super-welterweights
Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez, 12 rounds, for Mbilli’s WBC interim super-middleweight title
Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas, 6 rounds, super-featherweights
Serhii Bohachuk vs Brandon Adams, rematch, 10 rounds, middleweights
Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin, 10 rounds, heavyweights
Reito Tsutsumi vs Javier Martinez, 6 rounds, super-featherweights
Sultan Almohamed vs Martin Caraballo, 4 rounds, super-lightweights
Steven Nelson vs Raiko Santana, 10 rounds, light-heavyweights
Marco Verde vs Marcos Osorio Betancourt, 6 rounds, super-middleweights
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