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Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will square off in one of the biggest fights of the century tonight, as they clash at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
So much is on the line in the 71,000 capacity venue, home to the Raiders NFL team: Canelo’s undisputed super-middleweight titles are up for grabs, while Crawford risks his unbeaten record, and each man wagers his legacy.
Mexico’s Canelo (63-2-2, 39 knockouts) is seen by many as this generation’s face of boxing, while American Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is arguably the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world.
In tonight’s main event, which streams live on Netflix along with the undercard, Crawford ambitiously goes two divisions above his career-highest weight so far, challenging Canelo at 168lb. If Crawford can triumph, he will become the first three-weight undisputed champ of the modern era.
Like 35-year-old Canelo, Crawford is a four-weight world champion already, but the 37-year-old could confirm himself as this era’s greatest boxer with a victory in Vegas. Meanwhile, Canelo’s pride is on the line against the naturally smaller man, along with all the major belts in the super-middleweight division.
Follow updates and results below, as The Independent provides live coverage from Las Vegas.
Crawford provides update on injury rumours: ‘Don’t tell Canelo!’
Crawford had a tongue-in-cheek response to rumours that he was battling a shoulder injury this week.
The American, 37, seemed to dismiss any worries while playfully addressing the topic at Wednesday’s media day.
“Yeah, my shoulder’s messed up everyone,” Crawford told reporters. “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.”
Alex Pattle14 September 2025 00:30
What were the weigh-in results? How much did Crawford and Canelo weigh?
Crawford hit the scales at the same weight as Alvarez on Friday.
For this fight, Crawford is venturing two divisions above his previous career-highest weight, and he tipped the scales at 167.5lb at Friday’s weigh-in – 0.5lb inside the limit, and weighing the same as Canelo.
The main-event weigh-in took place behind closed doors, with footage later released online and weights confirmed to reporters.
Super-middleweight has been Canelo’s preferred division for some time, and he is now a two-time undisputed champion at 168lb. Meanwhile, Crawford was previously undisputed at super-lightweight and welterweight.
Each man has held world titles at four weights, in fact, with Crawford previously being as light as 135lb. But with a little over 48 hours before their fight, the 37-year-old American ceded no size advantage to Canelo, 35.
Alex Pattle14 September 2025 00:15
Canelo vs Crawford fight card in full – main event and undercard
‘C’ denotes champion:
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)
Serhii Bohacuk vs Brandon Adams (middleweight)
Ivan Dychko vs Jermaine Franklin (heavyweight)
Reito Tsutsumi vs Javier Martinez (super-featherweight)
Sultan Almohammed vs Martin Caraballo (super-lightweight)
Steven Nelson vs Raiko Santana (light-heavyweight)
Marco Verde vs Marcos Osorio Betancourt (super-middleweight)
Alex Pattle13 September 2025 23:59
Canelo vs Crawford odds ahead of super-fight in Vegas
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Alex Pattle13 September 2025 23:45
How to watch Canelo vs Crawford: Is it free on Netflix?
Tonight’s event will stream live exclusively on Netflix around the world.
It will be available to all Netflix subscribers globally, i.e. it will not be a pay-per-view event.
Alex Pattle13 September 2025 23:30
Canelo vs Crawford main-event and undercard timings tonight
Canelo vs Crawford will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The main card is expected to begin at 2am BST on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday), with main-event ring walks due at around 4am BST on Sunday (8pm PT / 10pm CT / 11pm ET on Saturday).
Alex Pattle13 September 2025 23:15
Canelo vs Crawford: Welcome to our live coverage
Like 35-year-old Canelo, Crawford is a four-weight world champion already, but the 37-year-old could confirm himself as this era’s greatest boxer with a victory in Vegas. Meanwhile, Canelo’s pride is on the line against the naturally smaller man, along with all the major belts in the super-middleweight division.
Canelo Alvarez (left) and Terence Crawford face off at their final pre-fight press conference (Getty Images)
Alex Pattle13 September 2025 23:00