• Canelo v Crawford: all of your pre-fight questions, answered
What’s happening?
Terence Crawford, the undefeated American boxer who has won world titles in four divisions from 135lb to 154lb, is moving up two weight classes to challenge for the undisputed 168lb championship held by Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, the Mexican four-weight champion and the sport’s biggest star.
Where and when is the fight?
The scheduled 12-round bout will take place on Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of the NFL’s Raiders, which is expected to be configured for about 71,835 spectators. It will almost certainly shatter the previous Las Vegas attendance record for boxing: the 29,214 who turned up for the 1982 fight between Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney at a purpose-built outdoor arena in the Caesars Palace parking lot.
The main card begins at 9pm ET (2am BST on Sunday), with Álvarez and Crawford not expected to make their ringwalks until after 12am ET (5am BST).
What belts are on the line?
Álvarez’s undisputed crown at 168lb is at stake: the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles all on the line. Crawford keeps his WBA belt at 154lb whatever happens.
Where can I watch it?
For the first time in boxing history, a fight of this magnitude will be streamed live globally on Netflix at no additional cost to subscribers. The stream begins at 9pm ET, with undercard bouts leading into the main event.
Netflix will offer commentary feeds in English and Spanish. Unlike traditional pay-per-view, which often costs US fans around $90, this one is included in a standard subscription.
Who else is fighting?
The first six undercard bouts not carried by the Netflix stream will be available free on Tudum starting at 5.30pm ET (10.30pm BST). The entire order of play is as follows:
Preliminary card (Tudum, from 5.30pm ET/10.30pm BST)
• Serhii Bohachuk v Brandon Adams, 10 rounds, middleweights
• Ivan Dychko v Jermaine Franklin Jr, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• Reito Tsutsumi v Javier Martinez, six rounds, super featherweights
• Sultan Almohamed v Martin Caraballo, four rounds, super lightweights
• Steven Nelson v Raiko Santana, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
• Marco Verde v Sona Akale, six rounds, 162lb catchweight
Main card (Netflix, from 8pm ET/1am BST on Sunday)
• Callum Walsh v Fernando Vargas Jr, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
• Christian Mbilli v Lester Martinez, 12 rounds, super middleweights
• Mohammed Alakel v John Ornelas, 10 rounds, lightweights
• Canelo Álvarez v Terence Crawford, 12 rounds, for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship
