Canelo Álvarez v Terence Crawford: undisputed super middleweight championship – live buildup

Canelo defends undisputed 168lb crown in Vegas

Crawford moves up two divisions for title shot

Álvarez and Crawford make weight at 167½lb

Canelo v Crawford: all of your questions, answered

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Here’s how the fighters measure up ahead of tonight’s showdown. Both Canelo and Crawford came in a half-pound below the super middleweight divisional limit at Friday’s official weigh-in, which took place behind closed doors with the fighters in separate rooms. But for all the (very valid) talk about Crawford moving up two weight classes and Álvarez being more accustomed to 168lb, the American brings in physical advantages of one-and-a-half inches in height and four-and-a-half inches in reach. And he really didn’t look that much like the smaller man when they came face to face later Friday at the ceremonial weigh-in that was open to the public.

Mohammed Alakel has just won a 10-round unanimous decision over John Ornelas. The scores were 99-91 (twice) and 98-92. Not a very good fight. Two more undercard bouts before the main event.