In the run-up to the showdown between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford, the Mexican boxer spoke to a national sports media outlet, praising the fight that will take place on September 13. Both fighters will face each other for the unified super middleweight title, at 168 pounds (76.2 kilograms).
The fight will take place at the Raiders’ home in Las Vegas and will be broadcast by Netflix streaming service for the United States. Canelo holds the World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) world titles.
“I feel like I’m the best” – Canelo Alvarez ahead of fight with Terence Crawford
During the interview with Central Fox, the Guadalajara fighter said that, for him, the fight against Terence Crawford will be the biggest in the history of boxing because “everyone is going to watch it”. Canelo will fight the American on the eve of Mexico’s Independence Day, so the crowd will be on his side.
However, not all boxing analysts are on Alvarez’s side, as some claim that he is not the best in his weight class. To this he replied: “(…) I don’t give a damn. I feel I’m the best… and that’s it, I don’t focus on what people say. To have a good fight, it takes both boxers,” he said.
The Tlaxcala II Belt is presented to the winner between Canelo and Crawford
A beautiful handcrafted work is what Saul Alvarez and Terence Crawford will fight for on September 13 in Las Vegas, as the Tlaxcala II Commemorative Belt will also be at stake. It was presented this afternoon, with the presence of the president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman.
The handicraft, said the boxing leader, is a gift from Mexico to the world of boxing and will be part of one of the most important cards of this year with the return of Canelo Alvarez to Las Vegas against an undefeated rival. Considered, like the Mexican, as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters today.
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