After seeing a disappointing main event, Fight fans received an exciting announcement that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 cost) on September 12, 2025 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, will defend his undisputed crown against Terence “Bud” Crawford (41-0, 31.
There has been talk about this very expected game for a significant time, and now it is official. The Canelo vs Crawford Undisputed Title Bout is the first event promoted by Dana White and Turki Alalshikh under the TKO box banner.
Canelo Alvarez is a future Hall of Famer who has a CV with major fights. Now he is linked to another elite fighter who is also a future Hall of Famer, and this fighter has all the tools needed to defeat Canelo.
Terence “Bud” Crawford, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, became a first world champion in March 2014 when he defeated Ricky Burns with unanimous decision and won the WBO lightweight title.
A year later, Crawford moved up to 140 and defeated Thomas Dorme with the sixth round TKO and won the vacant WBO Super Lightweight World title. Crawford would become a united champion, and then in August 2017 he stopped Julius Indongo to become undisputed.
After winning the Super Lightweight division, Terence Crawford moved up to Welterweight, stopped Jeff Horn in the 9th round and won the WBO world title. Crawford would have six successful title defense.
A mega fight that was in the making for five years finally took place in July 2023 when Terence Crawford against the then WBA, WBC, IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. Crawford had a dominant performance while stopping Spence in the 9th round.
With the victory, Crawford has barely reached air, as he and Oleksandr Ulsyk are the only two male boxers who are unwilling in two different weight classes in two different weight classes in the four-band era. Evander Holyfield is also part of the exclusive group as it reached it in the three-belt era.
Terence Crawford has the opportunity to separate himself from Utsyk and Holyfield if he can defeat Canelo Alvarez and be unchanged in an unprecedented third weight class. Crawford has his chance to make that historical achievement on September 12.
Canelo Alvarez is an extremely talented fighter, but he is defeatable, as indicated by the two losses on his record. As history has shown, you must be a very special fighter to defeat Canelo, and Terence “Bud” Crawford is a boxer who meets the criteria.
Terence Crawford is a switch that is a very aggressive counter-puncher. Crawford has a high ring -ik, excellent lead -hand control, footwork, pantom plants and punching. Crawford has all the tools needed to defeat Canelo Alvarez, but there is one thing that makes some fight fans doubt Crawford.
As welterweight, Crawford Spence defeated in July 2023, moved up a weight class to defeat Israel Madrimov, and now he is moving with two weight classes to face Canelo. Some of the doubters feel that Crawford has the skills, but that two weight classes rise, it can be too much to overcome.
While Crawford may be the same size as Canelo on September 12, he will make his debut on 168, while Canelo has been competing for the Super Middleweight division for almost seven years.
There is no doubt about Crawford who has the skill to win, but the question is whether he can injure Canelo, and can he take Canelo’s bumps if the fight goes into the later rounds?
After Canelo defeated Alvarez William Scull, Canelo and Crawford had their first official face. In 2023, Terence Crawford became the first boxer to become undisputed in two weight classes, and on September 12 he would have the chance to become the first one to become undisputed in a third section.
Last updated on 05/05/2025
