Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez are getting ready for a huge fight in September. The two boxing greats will face off in Las Vegas, with an agreement reportedly in place.
Crawford, known as 'Bud', is stepping up two weight divisions for this bout. He's won world titles in four weight classes and recently beat Israil Madrimov for the WBA light middleweight title in August. At 37, the fighter from Omaha, Nebraska faces his toughest challenge yet.
Canelo has been a dominant force at 168lbs. He became the undisputed champion in 2021 after beating Caleb Plant and has made four successful defenses of his crown. However, he was recently stripped of his IBF title for choosing to fight Edgar Berlanga Jr instead of mandatory challenger William Scull.
Both fighters' camps have been in talks for a while, with Turki Alalshikh from Riyadh Season keen to get a deal done.
Oleksandr Usyk, the unified heavyweight champion, thinks Crawford will win. He shared his thoughts on The 3 Knockdown Rule Podcast:
"Terence win. Listen, Terence is different man. Terence works on two sides. Right and left, he's very smart man. He feels distance and space."
Usyk called Crawford a "crazy man" who can box Canelo "like a big guy". He praised Crawford's ability to work on both sides, his smarts, and his feel for distance and space.
The fight is set to be one of the biggest in boxing. Fans will watch closely as Crawford, a pound-for-pound great, takes on Canelo, who holds the WBC, WBA, and WBO super middleweight titles.
