Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford reportedly again on, Alvarez vs. Jake Paul Netflix boxing match fizzles

Canelo Alvarez is on the middle of some main boxing drama, with the top end result hopefully a extremely anticipated combat with Terence Crawford.

A superfight between Alvarez (62-2-2) and Crawford (41-0) seems to be again on, after a report emerged Thursday from The Ring Magazine—owned by Riyadh Season head Turki Alalshikh—that the bout was not occurring. Making issues extra complicated, ESPN later reported that Alvarez would as a substitute combat influencer boxer Jake Paul (11-1) in a bout to be streamed on Netflix on Might 3, a report that was seemingly corroborated by The Ring.

Nonetheless, late Thursday night, Alalshikh announced that Alvarez had as a substitute signed a four-fight cope with Riyadh Season, and that Alvarez would combat in Might for that promotion and never be concerned with Paul or Netflix. A part of Alalshikh’s announcement was that the second combat on Alvarez’s contract will see him step into the ring with Crawford.

See Alalshikh’s tweet celebrating the information and Crawford’s response beneath.

In keeping with ESPN, the Alvarez vs. Paul combat was “on the 1-yard line” earlier than Alvarez as a substitute inked his cope with Alalshikh. ESPN additionally reported the primary Riyadh Season bout for Alvarez might happen on Might 4, presumably in opposition to Jermall Charlo or Bruno Surace. Following that contest, Alvarez would go on to combat Crawford on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

Alvarez’s third combat would happen in February 2026 with a Dmitry Bivol rematch in play (ESPN additionally mentions Hamzah Sheeraz and Chris Eubank Jr. as doable opponents), and the ultimate combat of his deal is focused for October 2026.

For now, the Paul combat doesn’t seem like a part of Alalshikh’s plans. Regardless of the reviews and some cryptic tweets from Paul, neither he nor Alvarez immediately addressed their rumored matchup in public.

Ought to Alvarez vs. Crawford come to fruition, it might match two of the very best pound-for-pound boxers on this planet in opposition to each other. Alvarez, the reigning tremendous middleweight champion, would have a notable dimension benefit over Crawford, who has competed primarily at welterweight.