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Terence Crawford could see big payday, bigger challenge in super fight with Canelo Álvarez

LOS ANGELES — There was a bigger prize hanging over Terence Crawford’s WBA super welterweight title fight against Israil Madrimov. All that paled in comparison to the prospect of a super fight against Canelo Álvarez, one that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Crawford and further elevate his standing in the sport. Eddie Hearn, the promoter who …

Canelo Álvarez celebrates after defeating Jaime Munguia during a super middleweight title fight Saturday in Las Vegas. Before his win over Jaime Munguia, Canelo Álvarez was accused of influencing the denial of credentials for two well-known sports reporters, Ricardo Celis and David Faitelson. It’s like a warning, ‘If you talk bad about me, the same thing that happened to Ricardo …

Tim Tszyu says he wants his next fight to be a Las Vegas super fight. Here's who he may be up against

Tim Tszyu is a man who is going places. Tim Tszyu is on the path to greatness — and Las Vegas super fights are the next stop Photo shows Tim Tszyu walks to the ring It is likely Tim Tszyu will not fight on Australian soil for some time, with a Las Vegas date in mind for the WBO super …

Canelo Álvarez, left, and Jermell Charlo pose during their weigh-in at Toshiba Plaza in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon. Several times Wednesday, during the final news conference before his fight Saturday against Jermell Charlo, Canelo Álvarez was referred to as boxing’s biggest superstar. Álvarez hasn’t looked particularly sharp since stopping Caleb Plant to become the undisputed super middleweight champion almost …

Alvarez stops Plant to become undisputed super middleweight champ