It’s official – that Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford blockbuster later this year will land on giant streaming platform Netflix.
The two boxing P4P superstars will juke it out on Saturday September 13 for the undisputed super-middleweight championship of the world – Alvarez (63-2-2) currently holds all of the belts.
Crawford (41-0) meanwhile will step up three weight divisions from being a career welterweight (147lbs) to meet the Mexican megastar at 168lbs. He’ll be paid handsomely to do so, of course.
The bout is the latest brainchild of Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season – with the Saudi General Entertainment Authority pumping countless millions into the sport to make the biggest fights happen.
This one qualifies as a fantasy fight – nobody had these two meeting a couple of years ago given the weight disparity, but money talks.
Superfight goes to Netflix
And now we have it confirmed – by Alalshikh himself – that the superfight will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday September 13. And it will stream live on Netflix – with no extra cost to 300million existing subscribers.
For Netflix it’s another major step into the world of boxing – remember it produced an enormous success November when streaming that Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul showdown in Arlington, Texas.
There is another big showdown incoming on the streaming platform as well – with Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 set for July 11 in the hallowed boxing confines of Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Alalshikh, who is promoting the bout along with UFC boss Dana White, announced the news on Tuesday afternoon on his social media accounts.
He said: “Riyadh Season and Sela Present The Fight of the Century. Canelo vs. Crawford for the Undisputed Super Middleweight Championship and The Ring Magazine Belt. Sept 13 – Las Vegas.
“Streaming live on Netflix as part of a strategic partnership with Riyadh Season.”
The press tour to promote the bout will kick off on June 20 in Riyadh. It continues two days later on June 22 in New York at Fanatics Fest, and concludes on Friday, June 27 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
