Terrence Crawford completed his two division step-ups by turning the same weight as Canelo Alvarez before his match in Las Vegas.
Released on September 13th, 2025
The indisputable super middleweight world champion Saul “Canero” Alvarez and American challenger Terrence Crawford faced one last time before becoming a smash hit with Friday’s raucous ritual weigh-in.
Both were officials at the closure department on Friday morning, 167.5 pounds (75.9 kg) and half pounds under the ultra-middleweight limit.
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Afterwards, around 10,000 fans tilted the scale with the same weight on the T-Mobile Arena after a few hours.
This was a career-high weight for Crawford, a four-division champion who is jumping out of super welterweight, in the hopes of becoming the first man to win an incontroversial title in three weight classes.
Mexican Alvarez, 35, and Crawford, 37, stay still and square for a few seconds before being separated by UFC mastermind Dana White, who worked with the Saudi Arabian Riyadh season to promote a globally streamed fight by Netflix.
The event concluded months of fierce promotions for the fight by both Boxer and White, personal friends of US President Donald Trump, who are aiming to host a mixed martial arts event at the White House in 2026.
“I prepared for everything,” Alvarez assured the partisan crowd that he would support him on the weekend before Mexico’s Independence Day.
Alvarez is the only fighter jet that holds all four main belts of the super middleweight class.
He has been fighting for almost seven years at age 168 and has won six consecutive times since entering the light heavyweight division in May 2022, losing an unanimous decision against Russia’s Dmitry Bibolu.
It’s been nearly four years since he won a knockout, but he’s in his favorite ring than Crawford. He never fought more than 147 pounds last year, comparing 153.5 in the unanimous decision victory over Isler Madrimov.
“I feel very good, I can’t wait for tomorrow,” Crawford booed from the stands.
41-0 with 31 knockouts, Crawford owns all four belts in the ultra-lightweight and welterweight division.
“It’s going to be near,” Alberto Medina, who traveled with her family from Ensenada, Baja, California, told AFP News. “Crawford looks confident, so it’s determined by the details.”
But Mexican-American Mateo Diaz, a boxing enthusiast from Boise, Idaho, believes Crawford can make history.
“I think Crawford will win because of his excellent skills,” he said. “If it becomes clear in the early round that he can withstand Canelo’s punch, he will reach the end of the fight and win by decision.”
Knockout or decision, Crawford said Thursday that his aim was a clear victory.
“My focus is to get out there and do what I do best. That’s what I’m winning the fight. That’s what I look forward to coming on Saturday.”
