Injury fears
Rumours have swirled in the build-up to tonight that Terence Crawford has a shoulder issues.
He hilariously responded when asked it, saying: “Yeah, my shoulder’s messed up everyone. Don’t tell Canelo!
“Maybe the left, maybe the right, maybe both of them. I’m having problems with my shoulders.
“Shhh, keep that under wraps.”
Tonight’s full card
Here is what we have coming up as we build up to the main fight of the night.
We will keep you updated with all the results as they come in.
- Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford (undisputed super-middleweight titles)
- Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr (super-welterweight)
- Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez (super-middleweight)
- Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas (lightweight)
- Serhii Bohacuk vs Brandon Adams (middleweight)
- Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin (heavyweight)
- Reito Tsutsumi beats Javier Martinez (TKO – super-featherweight)
- Sultan Almohammed beats Martin Caraballo (UD – super-lightweight)
- Raiko Santana beats Steven Nelson (TKO – light-heavyweight)
- Marco Verde beats Marcos Osorio Betancourt (TKO – super-middleweight)
Predictions
This bout splits opinion. But everyone is in agreement that it is going to be a classic.
British icon Amir Khan reckons Crawford will win, saying: “It’s a fantastic fight but I just can’t see Canelo beating him.
“I see Crawford winning this fight by skill, movement and holding his weight well.
“Crawford is an amazing wrestler so when it comes to grappling and pushing fighters’ around, he’s strong.
“I’m sure he won’t have a problem with Canelo, even though Canelo is a strong, big guy.”
But promoter Frank Warren is on team Canelo, adding: “My old adage is that a good big ‘un always beats a good little ‘un and I’ll go with Canelo on this.
“Against William Scull, he got clipped quite a few times and I thought he got frustrated.
“Then I look at Crawford in his previous fight against Israil Madrimov and I thought there were moments where it was quite close.
“But I’ve got to go with Canelo – and I hope it is Canelo because our man Hamzah Sheeraz is going to be ringside and we’re going to make it if Canelo wins.”
Billionaires Club
Canelo Alvarez is on track ton become a BILLIONAIRE next year.
The Mexican star is eyeing a $100MILLION payday tonight against Terence Crawford.
But whether it is lucrative sponsorship deals or owning the fast growing drink in the US, Alvarez is rising up the rich lists and could even challenge Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather’s net worth.
Tonight’s bill
Three fights have already concluded on the prelims, but we have plenty more action to bring you with the main card starting at 2am BST/9pm ET.
Main card
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (C) vs Terence Crawford (undisputed super-middleweight titles)
- Callum Walsh vs Fernando Vargas Jr (super-welterweight)
- Christian Mbilli vs Lester Martinez (super-middleweight)
- Mohammed Alakel vs John Ornelas (lightweight)
Prelims
- Serhii Bohacuk vs Brandon Adams (middleweight)
- Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin (heavyweight)
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Javier Martinez (super-featherweight)
- Sultan Almohammed def. Martin Caraballo
- Raiko Santana def. Steven Nelson
- Marco Verde def. Marcos Osorio Betancourt
