Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez are several months away from going toe-to-toe in the ‘biggest fight in boxing’.
It has now been confirmed that the pound-for-pound stars will do battle on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After defeating former IBF super-middleweight champion William Scull in Riyadh last month, Canelo will make the first defence of his undisputed crown at 168lbs in what is his second reign as champion.
Should he prevail against the Mexican icon in September, ‘Bud’ Crawford will become the first fighter in the history of male boxing to capture an undisputed championship in three divisions, having already accomplished this at super-lightweight and welterweight.
Whilst speaking to the media, Crawford was asked to confirm whether there is a rematch clause in place for his monumental showdown with Canelo.
“No, it’s not.”
The unbeaten 37-year-old from Omaha was then asked if this was something that he actually pushed for himself during the negotiation period.
“No, I didn’t.”
‘Bud’ is making the jump up in two weight classes ahead of his bout against the Mexican star, having spent the majority of his professional career campaigning at welterweight.
The 37-year-old did make his super-welterweight debut last August however, dethroning Uzbek star Israil Madrimov of his WBA world title in Los Angeles.
As for Canelo, the 34-year-old from Guadalajara has proven to be a dominant force at super-middleweight since he made the jump from 160lbs in 2018, defeating the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Jermell Charlo and Caleb Plant amongst many others during this seven year period.
