"Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford seek to unify boxing's super middleweight belts in an exciting bout. Even in a city known for staging some of boxing's greatest fights, the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford match stands nearly alone. It will be the first fight at 5-year-old Allegiant Stadium, the Saturday night showdown underscoring the magnitude of an event that will have implications for both boxers trying to further strengthen their Hall of Fame-worthy careers."
"Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 knockouts), as is typically the case when the Mexican great fights in his boxing home of Las Vegas, will have the vast majority of the crowd behind him as he defends his unified super middleweight championship. The 35-year-old is a -175 favourite at BetMGM Sportsbook. This fight for me is big, Alvarez said. It's one of the biggest fights of my career for sure."
"Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is moving up two weight classes, and the 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, already has captured two unified division titles. No male fighter has accomplished that feat in three classes. This is a massive fight, Crawford said. It's talked about all over the world right now. The city known as the Fight Capital of the World is used to hosting big-time matches, but there was no stadium like Allegiant to house some of the great bouts of the past."
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will fight to unify the super middleweight titles at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The bout is the first fight at the 5-year-old stadium and carries Hall of Fame implications for both fighters. Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs), age 35, defends his unified super middleweight championship with strong hometown support and is a -175 favorite. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), age 37, moves up two weight classes after capturing two unified division titles, seeking to become the first male fighter with unified titles in three classes. UFC CEO Dana White and Riyadh Season promote the card.
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