Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is coming off a unanimous decision win in a low-action affair with Cuban fighter William Scull in May, while Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) has not fought since scoring a points win of his own over Israil Madrimov last summer.

Álvarez will be defending the undisputed super middleweight championship against Crawford on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium. Álvarez has won each of his last six fights, including defeating William Scull in May to become the undisputed champ in the 168-pound division.

Undisputed super middleweight world boxing champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and American challenger Terence Crawford each weighed in at 167.5 (75.9kg) pounds on Friday ahead of their world title clash on Saturday.

When Canelo Alvarez inked an exclusive multi-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh earlier this year, fight fans knew his paydays would be massive, as the influential boxing promoter has been known to shell out hefty sums to big-time prize fighters taking part in the biggest bouts possible.

Canelo Alvarez is boxing’s most influential fighter. An icon and a world champion, on Saturday in Las Vegas he is at the very centre of a giant fight. Canelo will defend the undisputed super-middleweight world titles,