Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford have reportedly agreed to fight in September in Las Vegas. Unified super middleweight champion Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KO) met Turki Al Sheikh in London last Saturday.

“Sources close to the process told me that an agreement has already been reached that Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will face each other in September of this year in Las Vegas. #CaneloCrawford,” Julius Julianis said. X.

It’s a good move on Canelo’s part to fight Crawford in September because he’ll be fighting him after a very long absence. Budd, a Nebraska native, has not fought since his narrow victory over WBA junior middleweight champion Israel Madrimov on August 3. Crawford is unlikely to have a high-stakes fight before his September bout against Canelo.

Julianis adds that both fighters will have tentative fights, but Crawford may choose not to. He didn’t look good against Madrimov. Even against an opponent who is an average 154-pounder, he would likely struggle due to the size, youth, and strength of anyone he fought.

Ideally, Crawford should take a corresponding fight at 168 to get his feet wet in this division before the Canelo fight. Again, this is very risky. 37-year-old Terrence has been very inactive since 2020, fighting once a year and only facing a quality guy, Madrimov, to whom he almost lost.

This is the big fight that boxing fans and Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) have been clamoring for. Now, it looks like he’s here.