Alvarez and Crawford both come in at 167.5 pounds prior to their super middleweight match | Boxing Updates

Terence Crawford successfully achieved his two-division weight goal by matching the weight of Canelo Alvarez ahead of their Las Vegas match.

They both scaled at the same weight in front of around 10,000 fans at the T-Mobile Arena later that day.
This was a career-high weight for Crawford, a four-division champion who is attempting to become the first man to win undisputed titles in three weight classes by moving up from super welterweight.
Mexico’s Alvarez, 35, and Crawford, 37, faced each other for a staredown of several seconds before being separated by Dana White, the head of UFC, who has team up with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season to promote the fight streamed globally by Netflix.
The event marked months of intense promotion for the fight by both boxers and White, a close associate of United States President Donald Trump, who plans to host a mixed martial arts event at the White House in 2026.
“I’ve prepped for everything,” Alvarez assured the crowd, supporting him on the eve of Mexican Independence Day.
Alvarez is the only fighter to have held all four major belts in the super middleweight division.
He has been fighting at 168 pounds or more for nearly seven years and has won six fights in a row since moving to light heavyweight in May 2022, with his only loss being a unanimous decision to Russian Dmitry Bivol.
Although it has been nearly four years since his last knockout, he enters the ring as the favorite over Crawford, who hasn’t fought above 147 pounds until last year. He weighed in at 153.5 pounds for his unanimous decision victory over Israil Madrimov.
“I feel very good, I can’t wait for tomorrow,” Crawford said amidst boos from the audience.

Crawford, with a record of 41-0 and 31 knockouts, has won all four belts in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions.
“It’s going to be close,” said Alberto Medina, who traveled with his family from Ensenada in Baja California to AFP. “It will be decided by details because Crawford looks confident.”
However, Mexican-American Mateo Diaz, a boxing fan from Boise, Idaho, believes Crawford can make history.
“I think Crawford will win because of his superior skills,” he said. “If in the early rounds it becomes clear he can withstand Canelo’s punches, he’ll make it to the end of the fight and win by decision.”
Winning by knockout or decision, Crawford stated on Thursday that his focus is on a clear victory.
“My focus is to go out there and do what I do best, which is win the fight decisively – and that’s what I’m looking forward to doing on Saturday,” Crawford said.