Canelo Alvarez asks for $150 million to fight Crawford

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, unified super middleweight champion, He asked for $150 million to accept the fight with Terence Crawford because he thinks it will be easy for him to defeat him in his division.

In an interview for Sway’s Universe, Canelo Álvarez assured that He is willing to fight if he is given what he is asking for.but Turki Alalshikh no longer wants to organize this confrontation and will look for better options for Crawford.

“Against Crawford, I could accept a little less, $150 million. “I like the way he fights, he’s a great fighter. If he’s willing to pay what I’m asking, I’m willing. Don’t get me wrong, Crawford is a great fighter, but for me, in my weight class, it’s an easy fight for me. It’s easy money,” he said.

Turki Alalshikh had been working on a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford. The Arab authority I had planned for the duel to take place in the United States at the end of the year or early 2025. and the man from Guadalajara left open the possibility of facing Bud if they paid him a good amount of money.

The sheikh confirmed last weekend that He had sent a considerable offer to the Mexican, but he denied having received it. Alalshikh had previously expressed that he would be happy to host the fight if the four-division champion did not go overboard with the amount, but he has now ruled out such a fight happening.

A large part of the experts in the sport They predicted that Bud would be at a disadvantage and would not be able to defeat the tapatíoothers believed that size would not be a problem because the American has the necessary skills to beat Canelo Alvarez on his own turf.

After defeating Errol Spence Jr., Crawford He expressed his desire to fight the Mexican for his undisputed super middleweight title. and from the beginning he was rejected by the tapatío. After the victory against Jermell Charlo, Canelo Álvarez reiterated that Bud was not in his plans, but he always made it clear that if Saudi Arabia offered him the money he is asking for, he could change his mind.

For now, Canelo Alvarez He will face Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas, but for the unified 168-pound championship because the International Boxing Federation (IBF) stripped him of the title for not facing mandatory challenger William Scull.

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 34, was able to recover from a bad start and He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards in Las Vegas. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.

For his part, Terence Crawford, 36, became champion of four different divisions by beating Israil Madrimov and remains one of the best pound for pound. The American He now has 41 wins, 31 of them by knockout.

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