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Canelo Alvarez to fight Terence Crawford in battle of P4P greats and make history at $2BILLION, 65,000-capacity stadium
But Canelo Alvarez could be set to fight another opponent beforehand
CANELO ALVAREZ and Terence Crawford have a deal in place to fight at the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The pair of pound-for-pound superstars have been in talks for a super-fight this year.
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And according to - now owned by Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh - an agreement has been struck.
The fight is set for a weekend in September in Vegas for Canelo's 168lb super-middleweight world titles.
And it is added that the blockbuster bout is headed for the Allegiant Stadium - where the Las Vegas Raiders play in the NFL.
The stadium opened in 2020 and cost $2BILLION (£1.6bn) to construct and can hold up to 65,000 fans.
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It has long been targeted for a major boxing event with Canelo, 34, and Crawford, 37, to be the first to headline a fight there.
Canelo has boxed at the Dallas Cowboys' stadium in Texas before - with 73,000 fans watching his 2020 win over Billy Joe Saunders.
The boxing great has fought twice a year - in May and September - for the last three years.
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It is not clear whether he will fight this May but IBF champion William Skull is a rumoured opponent for the interim.
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Skull, 32, won the vacant title and Canelo could now fight him before Crawford in order to regain his undisputed throne.
Crawford meanwhile moved up to super-welterweight in his last fight in August to defeat Israil Madrimov, 29, for the 154lb WBA title.
But the three-weight champ - who started his career at lightweight - would have to jump a further TWO divisions to fight Canelo.
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