Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford is official and the fight will take place on September 12 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. 'Bud' Crawford will be moving up two weight classes to take on Alvarez in the super middleweight division.

Terence Crawford confronted the victor in the ring, and that brought the announcement he and Álvarez will face off on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas: This battle is a long time coming given Crawford and Canelo's respective places within the sport. Bleacher Report's Lyle Fitzsimmons ranked them as the No. 3 and 6 pound-for-pound boxers in the world.