Netflix announced that the highly anticipated world super middleweight championship bout between defending champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and undefeated multi-dvision champion Terence "Bud" Crawford will take place on September 13th and will be shown on the Netflix streaming service. This was Netflix's tweet: "Two boxing legends. One legacy on the line. Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford. Saturday September 13th. Live globally on Netflix." he bout has been previously tipped to take place in Las Vegas, but that was not confirmed by Netflix. However, Crawford soon tweeted the bout would be in Las Vegas: "The time has come. Canelo, you’re in my way… and I’m not leaving Vegas without that win. See you September 13 at the Riyadh Season Card in Las Vegas."