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Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford to Face Off in Netflix-Streamed Las Vegas Super-Middleweight Unification Bout

UFC boss Dana White is co-promoting the event with Saudi official Turki Alalshikh under a new boxing venture that kicks off with a three-city press tour on June 20

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Overview

  • Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-2-2) and Terence Crawford (41-0) will meet on September 13 in Las Vegas for the undisputed super-middleweight world titles.
  • Netflix will stream the fight live to its more than 300 million global subscribers at no additional cost.
  • Dana White and Turki Alalshikh are leading promotion of the bout as the inaugural event of their new TKO boxing venture.
  • Organizers have yet to select a venue, with Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena both under consideration.
  • A three-city press tour begins in Riyadh on June 20 before stops in New York on June 22 and Las Vegas on June 27 to build worldwide interest.