"Two of boxing's greatest fighters, Saul Canelo Alvarez and Terence Bud Crawford, will put their legacies on the line when they meet in a contest being called the Fight of the Century. The pair will clash in a fascinating unified super middleweight title matchup in the United States that sees Alvarez, the reigning super middleweight champion at 76kg (168lb), defend his titles."
"against Crawford, an American who has won 10 world titles boxing at lighter weight classifications but has never fought in excess of 70kg (154lb) and is jumping up two weight classes to fight his Mexican opponent. The ring walk for Saturday's main fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, is scheduled for 8pm (03:00 GMT Sunday), and the bout will begin a short time later. The venue for the match is the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium, home to the Las Vegas Raiders NFL team."
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will meet in a unified super middleweight title fight billed as the Fight of the Century. Alvarez is the reigning super middleweight champion at 76kg (168lb) defending WBO, WBA, IBF, WBC and Ring Magazine belts. Crawford is an American former 10-time world champion at lighter weights who has never fought above 70kg (154lb) and is moving up two weight classes. The bout takes place in Las Vegas at the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium with ringwalk scheduled for 8pm local (03:00 GMT Sunday). The fight will stream globally on Netflix; a subscription is required. Main news conference and official weigh-in will be held at T-Mobile Arena.
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