Overview
- Netflix will stream the event for subscribers at no extra cost, with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET in the U.S. and the main event expected around 11 p.m. ET (10 p.m. in Argentina with the headliner near midnight).
- Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas hosts the undisputed super middleweight title fight, with Álvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) defending the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF belts against the unbeaten Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs).
- The finalized card features Callum Walsh vs. Fernando Vargas Jr., Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martínez for the WBC interim super middleweight title, and Mohammed Alakel vs. John Ornelas, plus prelims including Serhii Bohachuk vs. Brandon Adams and Iván Dychko vs. Jermaine Franklin.
- Álvarez told ESPN he expects to “overwhelm” Crawford and suggested a win may be downplayed due to size, while Crawford countered that he plans to “run over” Álvarez.
- Pre-fight opinions include Julio César Chávez pressing Álvarez to seek a knockout and Marcos “Chino” Maidana favoring Álvarez, citing Crawford’s two-division jump to 168 pounds.