The battle between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford, longed for by Sheikh Turki Alalshikh, appears to be on the playing cards for September 2025.
Throughout Canelo Alvarez’s go to to London for the The Ring journal awards, he met with Turki Alalshikh, and accepted that the battle in opposition to Terence Crawford might happen.
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“There’s all the time a chance. We’ll see, we’ll see, however there’s all the time a chance. We’re right here to do the most effective enterprise,” Canelo instructed The Ring, which gave followers constructive alerts.
Among the many posts that add to the hype for a attainable battle is a video discovered by Latisha Crawford, sister and coach of Bud, about an interview she discovered on social media of an interview with Canelo with TMZ Sports activities in September 2023, which she used to criticize the Mexican boxer.
“Look, I respect Terence Crawford. He is very gifted, however he solely received one large battle. In the event you take a look at his document, he solely beat one good fighter. Apart from that, he hasn’t overwhelmed different good fighters like Spence,” Canelo instructed TMZ, and Larisha Crawford commented alongside a mocking emoji: “Everybody sings the identical music,” whereas coach Crimson Spikes added in the identical clip: “Bud goes to offer you a beating. With all due respect.”
Mike Tyson’s opposition to Canelo-Crawford
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson instantly spoke out about the potential for the battle between Canelo and Crawford, and disagreed with the battle, particularly due to the aforementioned subject of the load distinction between the 2 fighters.
“You already know I do not like that battle. I do not like that battle. For him (Crawford) the load distinction appeared fairly annoying. It is lots of weight,” Tyson stated.
And to reaffirm his assertion, Tyson recalled the battle between Crawford and Israel Madrimov in August 2024, when Crawford reigned as welterweight champion, and moved as much as 154 kilos.