Overview

• The undisputed super-middleweight title fight is confirmed for September 13 in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium as Canelo Alvarez prepares to defend against Terence Crawford.
• Canelo Alvarez has amassed 39 knockouts in his 67-fight career and named James Kirkland the hardest hitter he’s ever faced.
• Terence Crawford will move up two weight divisions for his first super-middleweight bout in his unbeaten 41-0 career, boasting a 75.6% knockout rate.
• Ryan Garcia predicts that Alvarez will replicate his 2016 Amir Khan-style knockout to stop Crawford.
• Amir Khan says he will back Crawford but concedes that Alvarez holds the clear power advantage heading into the bout.