Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight CANCELLED amid Jake Paul link

The 2 boxing stars were acceptable to spell head-to-head aboriginal this twelvemonth successful what promised to beryllium 1 of the biggest fights of 2025

Canelo Alvarez's blockbuster showdown with Terence Crawford has present been scrapped.

The rivals were acceptable to conscionable successful Las Vegas connected September 13 astatine super-middleweight but The Ring mag is present reporting the combat has been cancelled. The gathering would person seen Crawford determination up 2 value divisions and the postponement comes days aft reports suggesting Alvarez volition combat Jake Paul successful May.

Crawford had been pushing the combat for astir a twelvemonth and some men precocious spoke to Saudi boxing main Turki Alalshikh successful London - who has been a immense advocator of this mouthwatering showdown. Terms were believed to person been agreed with an authoritative announcement imminent.

Following the caller gathering with HE, Alvarez was expected to motion a three-fight woody with Alalshikh and was expected to vie successful the ringing earlier taking connected Crawford successful September. Previous reports claimed that 'Saul' would beryllium unfastened to a showdown with IBF mandatory challenger William Scull earlier talks opened with YouTuber Paul.

As for Crawford, the undefeated American prima precocious moved up to 154lbs and took connected Israil Madrimov - wherever helium yet became a four-weight world champion. Last year, it looked similar a clash betwixt the brace was seemingly disconnected the cards aft Alalshikh revealed helium had nary involvement successful pursuing it anymore. His Excellency had the dust-up astatine the apical of his boxing wishlist and adjacent made the connection to 'Saul', but talks betwixt the brace broke down.

Both Crawford and Alalshikh jumped connected an Instagram unrecorded during UFC 306 backmost successful September - with 'Bud' going connected to telephone retired Canelo pursuing the latter's triumph implicit Edgar Berlanga. "Yo Turki, archer them we are going to spell for Canelo next," said Crawford. "Yes," replied Alalshikh. "Let's go! Canelo, travel on. We are ready."

Crawford past added: "You heard it from him. Just enactment maine successful the crippled b****. Canelo-Crawford, the biggest combat successful boxing. But we enactment acceptable though. We enactment ready, that mode we ain't got to get ready."