Saul Canelo Alvarez agrees four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh - Crawford superfight confirmed

Canelo Alvarez agrees four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (62-2-2, 39KO) has signed a groundbreaking new deal with Turki Alalshikh to fight twice in 2025 and 2026.

And the best news of all is that his superfight with two-weight undisputed star Terence Crawford could be all set for this September.

Canelo-Crawford has been discussed for some time now, and it appears to be finally confirmed.

"Canelo in Riyadh in May. The big fight [against Crawford] in September then two more fights in '26. Don't mess with the lion," Alalshikh, who heads Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, said in a social media post.

'Bud' also confirmed the fight on X: "I'm waiting for Canelo in September and going to shock the worldin Riyadh Season."

May 2025: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Jermall Charlo / Bruno Surace)*

September 2025: Canelo vs Terence Crawford in Las Vegas, America

February 2026: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Dmitriy Bivol / Hamzah Sheeraz / Chris Eubank Jr)

October 2026: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

*Potential opponents

Mexican Megastar

Canelo has fought on the Mexican national holidays in May and September for the past three years in a row, defeating Gennadiy Golovkin; John Ryder; Jermell Charlo; Jaime Munguia; Edgar Berlanga.

There was talk of Canelo fighting YouTuber Jake Paul next, but it appears this may now be false, which has been met with positive response from the boxing world.

Promoter, Lou Di Bella, tweeted: "No question that Canelo vs Jake Paul not happening is good for what very little is left of the integrity of boxing. The sham of that travesty being debated by casuals and written about by know-nothing, editor-assigned, rent-a-boxing-writers would have been unbearable. For that, I thank Turki Alalshikh."

Fans Reactions

@SpicyCanela: "I knew my boxing king Canelo was a stand up champion and would not sell out for clowns because he is not a clown. I'm so happy I've backed Canelo. Canelo is a legit king."

@laizar27: "Canelo is going to retire super rich and his haters are in hell."

@ManCaveSports: "Just when they said boxing was dead! Thank you Canelo for putting legacy and principle over dollars."

@NvictusManeo: "Thankful that we're avoiding another Jake Paul clown show while also getting the super fight we've all been waiting for. Double win."