Overview
- Netflix’s commentary team features Jon Anik on play-by-play with Max Kellerman and Andre Ward, Michael Buffer on main-card announcements, Joe Martinez on prelims, and a desk of Mario Lopez, Antonio Tarver, Mark Kriegel and Mike Coppinger, plus reporters Jim Gray and Heidi Androl and coaching analyst Skipper Kelp.
- The four-fight main card lists Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford, Callum Walsh vs. Fernando Vargas Jr., Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez and Mohammed Alakel vs. John Ornelas, with six prelims including Serhii Bohachuk vs. Brandon Adams and Ivan Dychko vs. Jermaine Franklin.
- The main card begins at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET on Netflix, with prelims starting at 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET on Tudum.com, TKO YouTube and WWE YouTube.
- WBA president Gilberto J. Mendoza confirmed Crawford will lose recognition as its 154-pound champion upon entering the ring, with Abass Baraou expected to be elevated and ordered to face Jermell Charlo, following Crawford’s earlier relinquishment of the WBO interim belt.
- The promotion is led by Turki Alalshikh alongside UFC chief Dana White and Sela under the TKO/Zuffa Boxing banner, and reports peg a combined purse near $200 million, with Álvarez and Crawford projected to receive the larger and smaller shares respectively.