Terence Crawford's win over Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez was a career-defining, legacy-cementing, history-making performance, writes BBC Sport's Kal Sajad.

Canelo Alvarez hadn’t been beltless since 2015. But after being outclassed by Terence Crawford for the unified super middleweight championship Saturday night, Alvarez (63-3-2) finds himself without a title for the first time in 10 years.

Canelo Alvarez faces his biggest challenge since Dmitry Bivol. Alvarez, once again fighting before Mexican Independence Day, defends his undisputed super middleweight crown against Terence Crawford. It all goes down on Saturday night from Allegiant Stadium -- the first combat event to take place at the venue.

Several stars were out to watch Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford face off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

In August 2025, Alvarez announced that he and his wife welcomed their second child together, a baby girl named Eva Victoria, in an Instagram post. For his next adventure, the celebrated Mexican boxer is facing off against Terence Crawford in a fight on Netflix on Sept. 13.

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 Álvarez is preparing for a tough matchup against undefeated Terence Crawford before his family readies to celebrate his 20th year as a boxer.