Canelo Alvarez has unexpectedly canceled negotiations with Jake Paul and a potential fight with Terence Crawford. Instead, Canelo has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, with a fight against Crawford still expected in September. The Saudi Arabian deal will see Canelo fight twice in 2026.
In a dramatic turn of events, Canelo Alvarez has pulled the plug on negotiations with Jake Paul at the eleventh hour and is back in talks with Terence Crawford .However, those negotiations have since fallen through, with Canelo instead choosing to sign a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.
"The Deal is done … A Lion doesn’t lose sleep over opinion of a sheep… Fear the lion not the jungle."Dillian Whyte to have KO loss overturned after rival has 10 years of results wipedCanelo is then expected to fight again in September against Crawford in Las Vegas, followed by two Riyadh fights in February 2026 and October 2026.
It is often the case that when two fighters from different weight classes sign up to fight each other, a rehydration clause is added to the deal to level the playing field. Most anticipated that this would be the case for Canelo and Crawford given the size disparity between the pair.
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