{"id":18923,"date":"2025-09-12T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18923"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:04:32","slug":"crawford-chases-history-in-super-middleweight-title-showdown-with-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18923","title":{"rendered":"Crawford chases history in super middleweight title showdown with Alvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford’s bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight world title.<\/p>\n

Crawford, a four-division champion, is jumping up two weight divisions in a bid to become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in three different categories.<\/p>\n

Unbeaten with a record of 41-0 with 31 knockouts, Crawford previously claimed all four belts on offer at super lightweight and welterweight.<\/p>\n

But the 37-year-old American will step into the ring at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, an underdog against Mexican great Alvarez.<\/p>\n

Alvarez, who owns a record of 63-2-2 with 39 knockouts, is also a four-division champ and the only fighter to claim a four-belt undisputed title at super middleweight — first in 2021 and again in May when he beat IBF champion William Scull by a unanimous points decision in Riyadh.<\/p>\n

Although Crawford is actually a hair taller than Alvarez with a longer reach, the Mexican superstar’s weight advantage is expected by many to be decisive, even though Crawford has visibly bulked up for the encounter.<\/p>\n

The bout is being promoted by Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season, which inked Alvarez to a four-fight deal that made him the latest in a growing list of boxers to flock to the kingdom for mega paydays.<\/p>\n

Riyadh Season has teamed with UFC mastermind Dana White to promote the fight that will be streamed globally by Netflix.<\/p>\n

“This fight for me is one of the biggest fights in my career,” Alvarez said Thursday night at a press conference attended by thousands of fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

After nearly four years without a knockout win, Alvarez said he is looking for a decisive victory.<\/p>\n

“I’ll give it everything I have, and if the knockout comes, good,” he said. “If not, I’m going to show why I’m the best.<\/p>\n

Questions abound as to whether even a muscled-up Crawford will be able to hurt Alvarez.<\/p>\n

The Mexican champion has looked a step slower in recent fights, but his counter-punching prowess could be dangerous if Crawford feels compelled to press the action.<\/p>\n

Crawford said he wasn’t concerned.<\/p>\n

“I’m feeling great,” he said. “I’m ready to go. Shock the world.”<\/p>\n

Crawford has embraced his underdog status, making a point of calling out his critics throughout the build-up to the fight.<\/p>\n

– ‘A long time coming’ –<\/p>\n

“I think people are underestimating everything about me,” he said. “From what everybody says, I haven’t fought anybody.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a long time coming, it’s been long overdue,” added Crawford of the spotlight on him this week.<\/p>\n

“And come Saturday, I’m going to show the world what they’ve been missing out on.”<\/p>\n

Crawford is also ready for a pro-Alvarez crowd in Las Vegas the weekend before the Mexican Independence Day holiday on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

One thing Crawford did not appear concerned about was the suggestion that popped up on social media this week that he is battling a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

He mocked the rumors when speaking to reporters.<\/p>\n

“My shoulder is messed up, everyone,” he said in response to a question about the rumors. “But don’t tell Canelo.”<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford’s bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight world title. Crawford, a four-division champion, is jumping up two weight divisions in a bid to become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in three different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}