Overview

• Sportsbooks list Canelo Álvarez as the –180 favorite over Terence Crawford, equating to a roughly 62% implied victory chance.
• Promoter Turki Al Alshikh confirmed Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martínez as the co-main event, joined by Callum Walsh vs. Fernando Vargas Jr. and Mohammed Alakel vs. John Ornelas on the preliminary card.
• Trainers Juan Manuel Márquez and Robert García emphasize that the outcome hinges on whether Crawford can maintain his elusiveness or Canelo enforces close-range exchanges.
• Members of the Benavidez camp publicly criticized Canelo’s reflexes and power and accused his team of steroid use, intensifying the pre-fight rhetoric.
• Insiders report Terence Crawford’s camp is executing its most intense training camp to date and expresses confidence in upsetting the weight-class champion.