Dana White dropped an explosive announcement a few hours ago, naming Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford as the first fighters of his new boxing venture. They will battle it out for the unified super middleweight title. Teaming up with Turki Alalshikh, White promised to rebuild boxing after years of criticism of the sport.
The first event of this new boxing league is slated to be aired on Sept. 13 on Netflix, becoming another iconic boxing bout being televised after Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul earlier in the year. As the bout’s announcement was made, Alvarez quickly hunkered down to business and fired a massive warning to his counterpart.
Canelo Alvarez Owns Terence Crawford With a Major Message Hours After Dana White’s Announcement
Regarded as one of the most skilful and complete boxers of his generation, Alvarez brings in some serious heat to the ring. With a dominant performance against Gennady Golovkin in what was a humdinger trilogy, Alvarez has already set the fire burning. With the WBC, WBA titles in Super Welterweight, WBC, WBA, and IBF titles in Middleweight, WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles in Super Middleweight, and the WBO titles in Light Heavyweight, Alvarez has set the benchmark extremely high.
Hours after the announcement of the fight from Dana White, Alvarez took to Instagram and posted a chilling message for Crawford. He said, “He’s a great fighter. But he’s not Canelo. On September 13 in Las Vegas, I remind the world who runs this era. This isn’t just another fight…it’s the Riyadh Season Card that’s live on Netflix…and I’m the main event.”
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The message against Crawford was a clear indication of the fact that the Mexican superstar means business in the ring. Crawford is no mug to greatness as he has already bagged the Lightweight championship, undisputed super lightweight championship, and the WBO Welterweight championship. His bout against Errol Spence Jr was a blazing homage to his dominance in the ring. The tantamount intensity from both the fighters makes this a full-blown war in the ring.
Terence Crawford’s Training Reveals That Bud Is Ready for All-Out War in September
Bud was quick to take to Instagram as well and posted a video of his own training. He captioned it, “Just at my happy place, focusing on the mission.” As he moved around very slickly in the ring, ‘Back Like That’ by Ghostface Killah blared out loud in the background.
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Hailing from the heart of America, Crawford is deemed one of the best pound-for-pound fighters currently in the world. He holds a record of 41 wins, 31 of them coming via knockouts, underlining that he is someone who can strike well and strike hard.
Crawford made his debut in a 2008 super lightweight bout, knocking out Brian Cummings cold. He gained his first title by beating Ricky Burns, continuing his ascension to the top. Now, with this super fight announced, the entire boxing world will be going bonkers, given the preceding reputation of the two hard-hitters in the ring.