CANELO ALVAREZ and Terence Crawford have finally CONFIRMED their Las Vegas super-fight – which will air on Netflix.
The pair will collide for the undisputed super-middleweight world titles – with UFC boss Dana White promoting the blockbuster.
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White said: “Turki wants to make the biggest fights that the fans want to see in boxing and this is right up my alley.
“Are you kidding me that the first boxing fight I’m going to get to promote is Canelo vs. Crawford? It’s literally a once in a lifetime fight.
“Live on Saturday, September 13, streaming globally on Netflix, two of the GREATEST boxers in the sport will meet in a historic fight from Las Vegas.”
Canelo laboured past William Scull in Saudi Arabia in May to win back his vacated IBF title and become undisputed super-middleweight king again.
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And shortly after, unbeaten four-division champion Crawford stepped into the ring to face off with Canelo – flanked by Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh.
The bout was first set for Friday, September 12 in Vegas with Netflix to air the fight and White promoting.
TKO Holdings – who own the UFC and WWE – signed a multi-year partnership this year to establish a boxing promotion alongside Alalshikh.
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As well as a UFC-style boxing league, two super-fights were set to be promoted by TKO and White every year.
And Canelo’s blockbuster against Crawford was always due to kickstart the partnership.
But then the cracks began to appear.
At one point, it seemed White and Netflix were OUT of the picture after Alalshikh said the fight would be promoted by Saudi-based Sela on pay-per-view.
He posted: “We have confirmed the promoter
