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2025-02-07 09:19:00
Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has agreed a four-fight deal with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season to set up a super-fight with American Terence Crawford in September.
Alvarez, 34, will fight in Saudi for the first time in May, before facing Crawford in September and then competing in two more Saudi-organised bouts in 2026.
“The deal is done,” Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s general entertainment authority, posted on X, external on Thursday.
Four-weight world champion Alvarez, who holds the WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight titles, replied, external: “Let’s go brother.”
Negotiations for the blockbuster Alvarez-Crawford bout had appeared to have broken down earlier on Thursday. It is understood Alvarez was instead in conversations to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in May in a separate deal.
But Alvarez, who has won 62 of his 66 professional fights, performed a U-turn late on Thursday following further talks with Alalshikh.
Crawford is the first man to have been undisputed in two weight classes.
The 34-year-old – who is the WBA light-middleweight champion – has won all 41 pro bouts, but will be an underdog against the much heavier Alvarez.
“I’m waiting on Canelo in September and going to shock the world in Riyadh Season,” Crawford posted on X., external
