Who is Rosendo Robles? The Mexican who ‘betrayed’ his countryman Saul Canelo Alvarez for Terence Crawford.
On the night of Saturday, September 13, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, before the fight between the two boxers.
Who is Rosendo Robles? The Mexican who ‘betrayed’ Canelo Alvarez for Terence Crawford
The night of Saturday, September 13, 2025, Allegiant Stadium became a corner of Mexico, where the most shocking thing was to see Terence Crawford enter the ring for his fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez with the song of ‘the Mariachi‘, while a little-known singer, Rosendo Robles, was in charge of the interpretation. From there, Terence Crawford began to win the fight without having started.
On his way to the ring, Terence Crawford walked with a guitar case in his right hand, while Rosendo Robles, whom only the people of Omaha knew, surprised with a particular rendition of the film’s theme song
“The outfit was inspired by the movie Desperado. I had the guitar and everything, and my great childhood friend was the one who played the song. It was a great night. I have Mexicans and Latinos on my side,” Terence Crawford said at the end of the fight.
“I felt great, and I’ve known Bud since we were, you know, 11, 10, 11 or 12 years old, and all of a sudden he called me. I was at a concert and he said, ‘Hey, do you know this song? From the movie ‘Desperado’. And I said yes,” said Rosendo Robles.
Terence Crawford met Rosendo Robles in 2000 and they became best friends. They both took up boxing as a showcase, even becoming state champions, although over the years they went their separate ways – Bud in boxing and Rosendo in music – without breaking their friendship.
Why did Terence Crawford enter with the song ‘El Mariachi’ against Canelo?
Terence Crawford, the undisputed champion of the 168-pound division, grew up in an environment very close to the people of Mexico, so the boxer paid tribute to the Mexican people living in the United States, particularly those with whom he grew up in his native Omaha, and not just an attempt to win their support.
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