Upcoming Boxing Event: Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford
The highly anticipated boxing event featuring Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is now fully set with the announcement of Marco Verde‘s upcoming fight, which establishes the last match in the lineup. Verde, an emerging talent from Mexico, boasting a record of 2 wins with 2 knockouts, is slated to compete against Puerto Rico’s Marcos Osorio Betancourt, who holds a record of 11-2-1 and has achieved 8 KOs, in a super middleweight bout.
Event Details
This matchup will be included in the preliminary fights of the September 13 event hosted at Allegiant Stadium and will be streamed worldwide on platforms including Tudum.com, TKO’s YouTube channel, and WWE’s YouTube, the latter newly added to maximize viewership before the main Netflix telecast.
Attendees at Allegiant Stadium can gain entry starting at 1:30 p.m. PT with the preliminary matches commencing at 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET. This leads into the main card, which commences at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET, showcasing a thrilling fight card that includes Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) defending his undisputed super middleweight championship against the undefeated Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs).
Promotional Collaboration
This remarkable matchup is promoted through a collaboration involving Turki Alalshikh from the Saudi Boxing Federation and Riyadh Season, along with UFC’s Dana White and Sela, highlighting the event as a monumental crossover in the realm of boxing. The entire event will be available to Netflix’s extensive audience of over 300 million subscribers at no additional cost.
Main Card and Preliminary Fights
Main Card Scheduled for 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET:
- Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford – Undisputed Super Middleweight Championship
- Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr. – Super Welterweight
- Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez – WBC Interim Super Middleweight Title
- Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas – Lightweight
Preliminaries at 2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. ET include matchups such as:
- Serhii Bohacuk vs Brandon Adams – Middleweight
- Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin – Heavyweight
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Javier Martinez – Super Featherweight
- Sultan Almohammed vs Martin Caraballo – Super Lightweight
- Steven Nelson vs Raiko Santana – Light Heavyweight
- Marco Verde vs Marcos Osorio Betancourt – Super Middleweight
About the Author
Phil Jay, an accomplished boxing journalist with more than a decade and a half of experience, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News since 2010. He has covered numerous significant boxing events and has interviewed many world champions over the years.
