Canelo Álvarez, Terence Crawford face off for final time before fight

Canelo Álvarez and Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford faced off for the final time on Friday night at the ceremonial weigh-in before they meet in the ring Saturday for their anticipated showdown in Las Vegas.

Álvarez enters the fight at Allegiant Stadium as the undisputed super middleweight champion, who is back on the big stage as the celebrated fighter on the weekend leading up to Mexican Independence Day. (The weekend has become a traditional time period for Álvarez to fight.)

Crawford had made it clear that he wanted the fight with Álvarez to further cement his legacy as one of the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighters.

The two fighters participated in multiple press events together leading up to the showdown, so Friday’s faceoff at the weigh-in didn’t faze either one of them.

Both fighters were calm as they got on the scale, and both weighed in at 167.5 pounds. The two shared a quick staredown before going in different directions.

“I trained for everything,” Álvarez said on the YouTube broadcast. “I need to put everything into this fight.”

The Mexican fighter holds a 63-2-2 record, with 39 knockout victories. Álvarez has won six straight fights and hasn’t lost since his unanimous decision loss to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022.

Crawford has jumped up three weight classes for the super middleweight fight.

“It feels wonderful,” Crawford said on the broadcast about his career-high weight. “I can’t wait until tomorrow.”

Crawford had just one fight in each of the last five years, all resulting in victories. Álvarez has remained competitive, competing in 11 fights in that same timespan.

The fans in attendance at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas expressed their support for Álvarez and booed Crawford while he was on the scale and speaking on the microphone.

Crawford embraced the lack of support, blowing a kiss toward the crowd as they booed him.