What appeared like an not possible matchup a couple of years in the past is now a actuality: Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford will face off in a combat that guarantees to interrupt viewers data.
The extremely anticipated duel will happen on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., the place the Mexican will put his WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF world titles on the road within the tremendous middleweight division (168 kilos).
Álvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs), 35, comes off a cushty victory over William Scull in Could, throughout which Álvarez efficiently defended his belts. Now he faces the problem of an undefeated opponent thought of among the best pound-for-pound fighters at this time.
Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will look to make historical past by shifting up from welterweight to attempt to dethrone the Jalisco champion. With titles in 4 completely different divisions, the American is aiming to beat a fifth crown in a totally new class for him.
How you can watch:
The combat will likely be broadcast completely on Netflix, with no price past the streaming service’s commonplace subscription price. Within the U.S., Netflix subscriptions begin at $7.99, a massively diminished determine from typical boxing pay-per-view charges.
The primary occasion is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. PDT.
Conflict of the undefeated within the co-main occasion
Undefeated Callum Walsh (14-0, 11 KOs, from Cork, Eire) and Fernando Vargas Jr. (17-0, 15 KOs, from Las Vegas, Nev.) will face off in a brilliant welterweight co-main occasion.
On the identical card, WBC interim tremendous middleweight champion Christian Mbilli (29-0, 24 KOs, from Quebec, Canada, born in France) will tackle WBA No. 3 and WBC No. 7 Lester Martinez (19-0, 16 KOs, from San Benito Petén, Guatemala) in a brilliant middleweight battle.
Additionally, Mohammed Alakel (4-0, 0 KOs, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) will face John Ornelas (5-2-1, 2 KOs, from San Diego) in a light-weight bout.
Preliminary fights
Streaming on Tudum.com, YouTube through the TKO channel and YouTube on the WWE channel):
Middleweight: Serhii Bohachuk (26-2, 24 KOs, a Los Angeles resident born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine) vs. Brandon Adams (25-4, 16 KOs, from Watts).
Heavyweight: Ivan Dychko (15-0, 14 KOs, from Pittsburgh, Penn., initially from Kazakhstan) vs. Jermaine Franklin (23-2, 15 KOs, from Saginaw, Mich.).
Tremendous featherweight: Reito Tsutsumi (2-0, 1 KO, from Narashino, Chiba, Japan) vs. Javier Martinez (7-2, 4 KOs, from Dallas).
Tremendous light-weight: Sultan Almohammed (0-0, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) vs. Martin Caraballo (0-0-1, from Hollywood, Fla.).
Gentle heavyweight: Steven Nelson (20-1, 16 KOs, from Omaha, Neb.) vs. Raiko Santana (12-4, 6 KOs, from Pinar del Río, Cuba).
Tremendous middleweight: Marco Verde (2-0, 2 KOs, from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico) will open the night in opposition to Marcos Osorio Betancourt (11-2-1, 8 KOs, from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico).
