Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford: A Fight with Extra Incentive
The expected showdown between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford on September 13th in Las Vegas already has an added attraction. Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and the Saudi Boxing Federation, announced a special knockout bonus. The announcement was made during the press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the beginning of the promotion of the fight. Alalshikh has expressed his desire to eradicate fights where one boxer “runs around the ring” and the other chases him. To achieve this, he will implement this incentive in future events that he promotes, starting with the fight between Álvarez and Crawford. We will have no more [Tom & Jerry fights]. We will have a knockout bonus in this fight and in the next ones. Turki Alalshikh The amount of the bonus has not yet been specified, nor whether it will apply to the preliminary fights. This initiative is similar to the “Performance Bonuses” awarded in the UFC, promoted by Dana White, Alalshikh’s partner. Both Álvarez and Crawford showed mutual confidence and respect during the conference. The fight will be broadcast on Netflix. Crawford, with an undefeated record of 41-0 and 31 knockouts, stated:However I have to fight, I’m going to win. I won’t let anyone tell me how to fight when I’ve been doing that all my life. I won’t be running. I can tell you that. But I will make a lot of contact.
Terence Crawford
Crawford will move up two weight classes, from 154 to 168 pounds, to face the Mexican star. In addition to maintaining his undefeated record, he will seek to make history by unifying the four world titles in a third division.He is not going to beat me. Don’t worry about that… I am a winner.
Canelo Álvarez
I’m sure those belts are coming with me. I’m taking them, and there’s nothing you can do about it on fight night.
Terence Crawford
