Month: February 2025

Canelo Alvarez is at the center of some major boxing drama, with the end result hopefully a highly anticipated fight with Terence Crawford.

A superfight between Alvarez (62-2-2) and Crawford (41-0) appears to be back on, after a report emerged Thursday from The Ring Magazine—owned by Riyadh Season head Turki Alalshikh—that the bout was no longer happening. Making matters more confusing, ESPN later reported that Alvarez would instead fight influencer boxer Jake Paul (11-1) in a bout to be streamed on Netflix on May 3, a report that was seemingly corroborated by The Ring.

However, late Thursday evening, Alalshikh announced that Alvarez had instead signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, and that Alvarez would fight in May for that promotion and not be involved with Paul or Netflix. Part of Alalshikh’s announcement was that the second fight on Alvarez’s contract will see him step into the ring with Crawford.

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is now off, as the boxing superstar has now targeted Jake Paul.

Over the last few weeks, several reports about a fight between Canelo Alvarez and ‘Bud’ have emerged. Terence Crawford and Turki Alalshikh have repeatedly shown interest in booking the fight in the past, so the news didn’t come as a huge shock. According to a recent report from The Ring, an agreement was in place for the bout.

Furthermore, talks between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford got so deep that they began targeting a venue. The two boxing stars were reportedly set to meet in September at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Sadly, the fight will no longer be happening. According to a follow-up report from The Ring, the bout is now off.

In the report, no reason was given for the cancelation of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford. However, the news of the canceled bout comes just hours after the reveal that the Mexican boxer was in discussions to fight Jake Paul. For his part, ‘The Problem Child’ is fresh off a decision win over 58-year-old Mike

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According to a recent report, Canelo Alvarez and Jake Paul will meet in the boxing ring later this year.

‘The Problem Child’ hasn’t been seen since his boxing match against Mike Tyson in November. Back for the first time since knocking out BKFC Mike Perry in July, Jake Paul met ‘Iron Mike’. The bout was Tyson’s first professional fight since 2005 when he retired following a stoppage loss to journeyman Kevin McBride.

Ultimately, the former heavyweight champion gassed out after just a few rounds. Jake Paul wound up outboxing the 58-year-old across eight rounds, scoring a unanimous decision win over Tyson. Despite a tease that he would face his brother, Logan Paul next, it seems that the influencer-turned-boxer will instead meet Canelo Alvarez.

As first reported by longtime boxing journalist Julius Julianis, Jake Paul vs. Canelo Alvarez has been agreed to for Cinco De Mayo. While no location has been revealed for the bout, it’ll likely take place in Las Vegas given the Mexican superstar’s track record. As of now, it’s unknown what weight the fight will take place at as well.

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Champions Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will meet in a boxing ring later this year in Las Vegas.

It’s not exactly a secret that the two champions have been in discussions to fight for a few months now. Following a knockout win over Errol Spence Jr. in the summer of 2023, Terence Crawford called out Canelo Alvarez. At the time, ‘Bud’ was the undisputed welterweight champion who would need to climb three weight classes for the fight.

At first, the super-middleweight champion shut down the callout. Last year, Canelo Alvarez decided not to fight Terence Crawford or David Benavidez, instead scoring wins over Jaime Munguia and Edgar Berlanga. In the meantime, ‘Bud’ moved up in weight once again, earning WBA and WBO interim gold with a decision win over Israil Madrimov in August.

Over the last few months, rumors have been revived regarding a potential Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight. Saudi boxing promoter Turki Alalshikh has met with both men i

David Benavidez Thinks Canelo Alvarez Knows He’s Not an Easy Target

David Benavidez spoke to reporters before he fought David Morrell this past weekend. He was asked for his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford.

“I have nothing to say,” Benavidez said. “It’s a good fight, I wish both of them the best.”

Benavidez then explained why Alvarez’s refusal to fight him has served as motivation.