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Turki Alalshikh Teases Huge Surprise for Canelo vs. Crawford Fight

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Turki Alalshikh teased a major announcement on Friday regarding the highly anticipated boxing fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, labeled “one of the biggest” in history by the Mexican champion.

The member of the Saudi Royal Court and chairman of the General Entertainment Authority stated that the details about the promoter and platform will be revealed after May 3.

“After the third of May, we will announce the details about the Canelo and Crawford fight, the big fight in the history of boxing,” Alalshikh said on X Spaces. “We will not announce it until the 3rd [before Canelo’s fight against IBF super middleweight champion William Scull], all the details.

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“There will be a surprise about who the promoter will be for this big fight, and the platform you will see the big fight.”

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Turki Alalshikh: “There’s a surprise about who will be the promoter of this big fight and the platform you will see it on.” pic.twitter.com/uiHGwfAfLH

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) March 14, 2025

While Alalshikh has hyped the event as the biggest fight in boxing history, it’s fair to question Crawford’s presence in the matchup, considering the former undisputed welterweight champion has never competed at 168 pounds.

It has already been reported that Alalshikh’s TKO Boxing could promote the event and that Netflix could carry the broadcast.

“Canelo will want to focus on his dangerous fight (against William Scull) on the third of May, and after that, we will talk about the future,” Alalshikh said.

Despite skepticism from some boxing fans, the Sept. 13 bout between Alvarez and Crawford in Las Vegas is expected to be a major event.

In Alvarez’s eyes, there is a chance this fight surpasses the 2.2 million PPV buys generated by the clash between him and Floyd Mayweather held on Sept. 2013.

“I think it’s going to be bigger, even than the Mayweather fight [against myself],” Canelo said about the fight. “It’s going to be bigger than that.

“Yes, I think so (it will sell more PPVs). Just look how much he’s accomplished and how much I accomplished. So imagine two fighters with those accomplishments. It’s huge. Huge.”

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Why Turki Alalshikh ‘no longer interested’ in Dmitry Bivol-David Benavidez

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Dmitry Bivol and David Benavidez may end up fighting next, but it won’t be on a Riyadh Season card.

Ring Magazine, which is owned by Riyadh Season head Turki Alalshikh, reported Friday that Alalshkih was “no longer interested” in the fight that was ordered by the WBC on Wednesday between undisputed champion Bivol and WBC interim champion Benavidez, stating that he will not be participating in the purse bid for that fight.

“I am no longer interested in Bivol-Benavidez and I will not bid on it,” Alalshikh said in a story on Ring’s website. “I think Bivol knows who has delivered for him and who hasn’t. My advice to Bivol: don’t be late because every day something changes.”

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The 34-year-old Bivol, 24-1 (12 KOs), has fought his last four fights in Riyadh, including his last two fights against Artur Beterbiev. Bivol avenged his majority decision loss to his Russian compatriot last month by the same verdict.

Afterwards, Alalshikh was seen raising three fingers, signaling that he intended to arrange a third fight between the two top 175-pounders.

Those plans were in contradiction with the WBC, which mandated Bivol to defend his belt against the 28-year-old Benavidez, 30-0 (24 KOs). Benavidez solidified his position as the interim champion last month when he dominated David Morrell to win a unanimous decision.

The WBC gave Bivol and Benavidez 30 days to negotiate, at which point a purse bid would be ordered on April 8. If Bivol decided to go in a different direction, the WBC would be within its rights to strip him of the belt and elevate Benavidez to full champion. That outcome would deprive Benavidez of the marquee matchup he has sought, however, having been denied in his attempts to lure Saul “Canelo” Alvarez into the ring for a fight at 168lbs.

Benavidez is represented by Sampson Lewkowicz and has built his career on Premier Boxing Champions cards, while Bivol is promoted by Matchroom Boxing.

Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing said this week that he had a “gut feeling” that a third Bivol-Beterbiev fight would come next, projecting that they would fight again towards the end of 2025.

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It is a Scam” Turki Alalshikh Responds To Rumours That Terence Crawford…..

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It is a Scam” Turki Alalshikh Responds To Rumours That Terence Crawford Will Face 42-Year-Old Former Champion

Terence Crawford is in the market for a dance partner after winning a world title in a fourth division earlier this month.

The 36-year-old from Omaha beat Israil Madrimov over the distance to snatch the WBA 154lbs belt in Los Angeles, proving he still has what it takes to move up weight after starting his career at 135.

His ultimate goal is now to face Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez in the 168 ranks, but the Mexican has turned down the opportunity to discuss that before his September 14 date with Edgar Berlanga.

Whether or not Alvarez takes the fight remains to be seen, having previously dismissed it but said he will sign if the price is right. Meanwhile, Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh has been looking at options for Crawford. He believes that an offer to face undefeated super-welterweight Vergil Ortiz will be rejected, as well as any other offer than doesn’t start with Canelo’s name.

Rumours recently swirled on social media that a former opponent of the unified super-middleweight champion was now in the running – Gennady Golovkin.

Kazakhstan’s Golovkin has been out of the ring since losing his trilogy battle with Canelo in September of 2022. Previously he was a two-time unified middleweight champion and heralded as one of the toughest men in the sport.

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Whilst he hasn’t officially retired and even said he has his eye on any worthwhile opportunities, at 42-years-old many fans believe they won’t see him in a ring again.

He will not be getting an offer from Alalshikh for the Crawford bout, that’s for sure – the Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority took to social media to brand the rumours false.

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Crawford is enjoying his spoils for the time-being, and fans perhaps won’t know what his next move is until after Canelo-Berlanga next month.

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