Boxing's most eagerly anticipated fight in years, the showdown between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford, will take place on 13 September in Las Vegas and stream globally on Netflix, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.
The cross-divisional clash will see Álvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, defend his crown against Crawford, the unbeaten four-weight titleholder. Crawford will move up two weight classes to challenge the Mexican superstar in what has been billed as the 'fight of the century'.
The venue has yet to be finalised, though Allegiant Stadium is the top choice, with T-Mobile Arena as a fallback. The bout will be promoted by Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Season in collaboration with Dana White and Sela.
Crawford, 41-0 with 31 knockouts, will jump directly to 168lbs without a tune-up. Álvarez, 62-2-2 with 39 knockouts, is coming off a decision win over William Scull in May. The event will stream to Netflix's 300m subscribers at no additional cost.
