The big trip of Dana White in the boxing world starts in September with one of the biggest fights in the recent memory.
Even a record -breaking boring victory over William Scull On Saturday evening, the appetite for the next movement of Canelo Alvarez could not dampen. It was expected that the event was little more than a curtain booster for the true biggest fight in boxing.
And Boxing Supremo Turki Alalshikh did not disappoint because he brought a face-off between the undisputed Super-Middenweight champion and his two-weight, opposite, opposite champion Terence Crawford in Riyad after the fight.
Dana White to launch TKO boxing with Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford
After the first face-off and date announcement for Alvarez against Crawford, Turki AlenShikh took to X to announce further details. Dana White was not mentioned during the awkward in-ring segment, but the event was confirmed as the launch of TKO boxing in the aftermath.
“We will deliver the fight of the century with @riyadhseason on 12 September in the Allegiant Stadium of Las Vegas,” wrote Alalshikh. “The legend @canelo defends his @ringmagazine title vs. the great @terencrawford.
“TV platform will soon be announced with big surprise. My brother @danawhite will promote this first TKO boxing event with me. It will be something crazy.”
The TV platform to which he refers is considered by the industry -insiders as Netflix, who have previously worked on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson. They express the WWE events of the TKO Group worldwide and are about to have their second boxing event with Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 on July 11 in New York.
Terence Crawford opens about Canelo Alvarez Fight
After a disappointing decision gain for Alvarez, Crawford entered the Ring to cope with his colleague undisputed champion. The couple waited for a ring of the Ring Magazine rim before he shared the box fans in a razory.
After the fight after the fight, Crawford spoke: “Canelo is the face of boxing, he is the best fight for Terence Crawford there and the biggest fight for Terence Crawford there. So that is why Terence Crawford wants to use the opportunity to share the ring with another amazing.
“September 12 we will all see if the weight makes a difference or not … one fight at the same time … I not [think Canelo has slipped as a fighter]William just did well to move a lot and neutralize his Power.
“If you look at the styles that defeated him, they don't move much. They are a bit moved, but not as much as William Scull.”