Canelo Alvarez to fight Terence Crawford in battle of P4P greats and make history at $2BILLION, 65,000-capacity stadium
Canelo Alvarez to fight Terence Crawford in battle of P4P greats and make history at $2BILLION, 65,000-capacity stadium
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CANELO ALVAREZ and Terence Crawford have a deal in place to fight at the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The pair of pound-for-pound superstars have been in talks for a super-fight this year. And according to The Ring Magazine - now owned by Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh - an agreement has been struck. The fight is set for a weekend in September in Vegas for Canelo's 168lb super-middleweight world titles.
![[Canelo Alvarez celebrates a boxing victory.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/canelo-alvarez-celebrates-defeating-jaime-898999763.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
And it is added that the blockbuster bout is headed for the Allegiant Stadium - where the Las Vegas Raiders play in the NFL. The stadium opened in 2020 and cost $2BILLION (£1.6bn) to construct and can hold up to 65,000 fans. It has long been targeted for a major boxing event with Canelo, 34, and Crawford, 37, to be the first to headline a fight there. Canelo has boxed at the Dallas Cowboys' stadium in Texas before - with 73,000 fans watching his 2020 win over Billy Joe Saunders.
![[Terence Crawford celebrates a boxing victory.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wbo-champion-terence-crawford-celebrates-782108867.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The boxing great has fought twice a year - in May and September - for the last three years. Canelo has occupied Cinco de Mayo in May and Mexican Independence Weekend in September during that period. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. It is not clear whether he will fight this May but IBF champion William Skull is a rumoured opponent for the interim. Canelo holds the WBC, WBA and WBO super-middleweight titles but he was forced to vacate the IBF version.
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