Boxing followers are set to be handled with a dream combat between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford later this yr.
The pound-for-pound greats are reportedly pencilled in to face one another in September of this yr, after each camps agreed to a deal that might see one of many largest fights in boxing historical past happen.
It was initially reported that they’d come face-to-face with each other in Could, but it surely appears to be like like the competition has been delayed a couple of months, giving each fighters some additional time to arrange.
Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh has been main negotiations between Canelo and ‘Bud’ Crawford, because the 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska appears to be like to seize the Mexican icon’s WBC, WBA and WBO tremendous middleweight titles, which is able to see him turn into a five-weight world champion.
One man who has proven an curiosity within the conflict between Alvarez and Crawford is reigning WBO tremendous light-weight champion Teofimo Lopez.
Chatting with ESNEWS, Lopez gave his backing to the unified tremendous middleweight king, as he expects Canelo to cease ‘Bud’ within the later rounds.
“It’s a giant cash combat. Total we’ll all be successful seeing these two combat. I feel it will likely be nice.
“I feel Crawford is gonna give Canelo a tough time to start with, however as soon as Canelo will get a little bit bit snug in that ring, adapting to Crawford’s fashion, we see Canelo ending him off within the late rounds.”
Though an official announcement is but to be made, it has been closely reported that the bout will happen in some unspecified time in the future in September on the 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.