Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford hit 167½lb ahead of Las Vegas megafight | Boxing
• Canelo against Crawford: all your questions before the fight, answered
What’s going on?
Terence Crawford, the undefeated American boxer who won world titles in four divisions from 135 lb to 154 lb, set up two weight classes to challenge the indisputable 168 LB championship held by Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, the Mexican champion of ninety-firities and the largest star in sport.
Where and when is the fight?
The planned fight for 12 laps will take place on Saturday evening at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of the NFL raiders, which should be configured for around 71,835 spectators. He will almost certainly break the previous Las Vegas attendance record for boxing: the 29,214 that presented themselves for the 1982 fight between Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney in an outdoor arena built in the Caesars Palace parking lot.
The main card starts at 9 p.m. he (2 a.m. on Sunday), with Álvarez and Crawford who should not ring before 12 noon (5 a.m. BST).
What belts are at stake?
The undisputed crown of Álvarez at 168 LB is at stake: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO all online. Crawford keeps his WBA belt at 154 lb whatever happens.
Where can I look at it?
For the first time in the history of boxing, a fight of this magnitude will be broadcast live worldwide on Netflix without additional costs for subscribers. The flow begins at 9 p.m. HE, with Undercard fights leading to the main event.
Netflix will offer comments flows in English and Spanish. Unlike traditional remuneration, which often costs fans about $ 90, it is included in a standard subscription.
Who else fights?
The first six Undercard fights not transported by the Netflix flow will be available free of charge on Tudum from 5.30 p.m. HE (10:30 p.m. BST). The whole game order is as follows:
Preliminary card (Tudum, from 5.30 p.m. he / 10:30 p.m. BST)
• Serhii Bohachuk against Brandon Adams, 10 laps, average weight
• Ivan Dychko against Jermaine Franklin Jr, 10 laps, heavy goods vehicles
• Reito tsutsumi against Javier Martinez, six laps, super feather weight
• Sultan Almohamed against Martin Caraballo, four towers, super light
• Steven Nelson against Raiko Santana, 10 laps, light heavy goods vehicles
• Marco Verde v sona akale, six towers, 162 lb weight
Main card (Netflix, from 8 p.m. He / 1h BST on Sunday)
• Callum walsh against Fernando Vargas Jr, 10 laps, average junior weight
• Christian Mbilli against Lester Martinez, 12 laps, super average weight
• Mohammed Alakel against John Ornelas, 10 laps, light weight
• Canelo Álvarez V Terence Crawford, 12 laps, for the Undisput Alvarez championship
