Canelo Alvarez will headline the Riyadh Season with four fights, starting in May before a super fight against Terence Crawford in September. This announcement comes after reports of a failed negotiation for the Canelo vs Crawford bout.
In a stunning eleventh-hour development, the chairman of Saudi Arabia 's General Entertainment Authority took to social media on Thursday evening to declare, 'Don’t mess with the lion ... 4 fights for Canelo with Riyadh Season … The Deal is done … A Lion doesn’t lose sleep over opinion of a sheep… Fear the lion not the jungle.
' This bombshell announcement came just 48 hours after Ring Magazine reported that the highly anticipated Canelo vs Crawford fight had fallen through after a protracted negotiation period. No reason was given for the breakdown in communication, but it appears the two sides are now on the verge of finalizing terms. The Saudi boxing chief revealed that Canelo will make his Riyadh Season debut in May, followed by his usual September slot in Las Vegas. ESPN's Mike Coppinger has shed light on a possible schedule for Canelo's next four fights. According to Coppinger, Canelo's Riyadh Season debut is slated for Sunday, May 4, to accommodate a prime-time Saturday, May 3 US broadcast. This fight will serve as a tune-up for Canelo's highly anticipated showdown with Crawford in the super middleweight division four months later.The list of potential opponents includes some notable names. Jermell Charlo, former two-weight world champion and twin brother of Jermall Charlo (whom Canelo defeated convincingly in September 2023), has been inactive since November 2023 due to a battle with mental health. Also mentioned is the rising star, Carlos Adames, who is set to face Sheeraz for the WBC middleweight title on February 22nd and is a Riyadh Season ambassador. The final name on the list is Mauro Surace, who burst onto the scene last year by knocking out Jaime Munguia in a significant upset. Crawford, ranked No.3 on the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list and one of only three male boxers to achieve undisputed supremacy in two separate weight classes during the four-belt era, is undoubtedly a formidable opponent.
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