Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford round-by-round results

"I want to thank everyone that came out to support me. I'm a winner. I'm a winner for being here. The fact that I'm here means there are no losers here. Much respect to Terence Crawford (translator somehow missed that part). I'm here because I love to take risks. I feel great to share the ring with a great fighter like him. If we do it again, I'm ready because I love to share the ring with great fighters. I love to take risks, it's why I still love boxing.

"I feel great, I feel strong. Crawford is a great fighter. VIVA Mexico, cabrones!"

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez upstanding and classy in defeat as his undisputed 168lbs championship reign comes to an end.

Terence "Bud" Crawford refuses to commit to what awaits his future - and doesn't owe ANYBODY that decision at this time. 

"I got to sit down with my team. I want to thank all my supporters, I want to thank all my haters." 

"I'm not here by coincidence. God blessed me, and he presented me with this night. Canelo Alvarez is a great champion. I have to take my hat off to Canelo. He fought a great fight and is a great fighter." 

Here we go...

116-112, 115-113, 115-113...

AND THE NEW!!! 

Terence "Bud" Crawford with the unanimous decision. Wins the undisputed 168lbs championship and makes history as the first-ever male boxer to claim undisputed championship status in the multi-belt era. 

LEGENDARY performance and officially one of the greatest ATHLETES of all time. 

Nervous moments in a city - and on a weekend - where Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has been granted more than one favor. Both fighters now at center ring...

Unofficial scorer and former welterweight Skipper Kelp - a regular on the USA Tuesday Night Fights circuit - has Crawford well ahead entering the 12th and final round (as does this guy). Alvarez showing signs of frustration throughout the second half and does little in the final frame to disrupt Crawford's superiority. Crawford continues to rattle off rapid-fire combinations, while Alvarez looks for a big shot. Bell sounds to end the fight. Regardless of the outcome, time to mention Terence "Bud" Crawford's name among the best to ever do it. Masterclass performance in his first fight at 168lbs - moving up two divisions after just one appearance at 154lbs. 

Crowd erupts as Alvarez connects with a power shot. Crawford barely budges, though these are also moments where he's giving away ground - to the detriment of his corner, who doesn't want him to leave anything to chance in a city where Alvarez almost always gets the benefit of the doubt on the scorecards. Crawford returns to stick and move approach in the final minute after landing flush shots in the middle portion of the round. 

Venue officials announce a total crowd (not SOLD tickets, but total building attendance) of 70,482 for the first ever combat sports event at Allegiant Stadium. 

Alvarez charges forward, lands a right hand after forcing his way inside. Crawford laugh it off and rips a combination upstairs. Alvarez connects with another flush right, at the midway point. Crawford continues to use constant movement, phenomenal stamina on display and lands a flurry of looping shots around the 30-second mark. 

Crawford comes out firing at the start of the ninth - the same round where he put away Errol Spence Jnr in the signature win of his career, also in this arena. Time called, as a clash of heads leaves a cut over Crawford's right eye. Action resumes, and Alvarez fires off a right hand. Crawford lands in combination and continues to move as Alvarez flings a left hook. Crowd boos as Crawford continues to move - but it's up to Alvarez to cut off the ring, a lesson clearly not learned from his unwatchable win over William Scull. 

Alvarez lands a left hook around Crawford's guard but unable to pull his hands back in time to avoid a counter combo. Right hand to the body lands for Alvarez, as Crawford misses with a left. Crawford doubles up on the jab but Alvarez starting to feel comfortable as he closes the gap and stalks the unbeaten four-division champ. Right hand connects for Alvarez, Crawford takes it well and tries to throw off Alvarez's rhythm with side-to-side movement. Alvarez extends his arm to dap Crawford as the bell sounds. Crawford grins and leaves him hanging.

Second half underway as Crawford not only remains in control but inching closer towards entering G.O.A.T. conversation. Alvarez tries to impose his will but cannot keep up with Crawford's lateral movement, nor crack his near flawless defense. 

Crawford quickly adjusts from his low-output fifth and comes out swinging in the sixth. Alvarez's legendary world class chin taking the shots well but forced to show his mettle as Crawford lands a flush left hand. Alvarez's right eye showing reddening, throws a left hook but is picked off by Crawford. Time called as referee Thomas Taylor warns Alvarez to keep his punches up while also acknowledging that Crawford's awkward body movement initiated the sequence. Crawford boxes brilliantly in the final minute to close out the first half of the fight on a high note. 

Alvarez the busier fighter throughout the round. Didn't land much but was active enough to minimize Crawford's offense. Crawford offers more movement in this round, clearly respectful of Alvarez's power. A brief clinch leads to Alvarez literally lifting Crawford off his feet before time is called. 

Crawford lets his hands to begin the fourth, turning jeers into cheers. Alvarez has no response and is clearly bothered by the activity of his fellow all-time great. Alvarez comes on with a body shot one minute to the round. Crawford took the shot well but didn't have an immediate response. Alvarez loads up on a jab, right hand combination. Jab fell short but right hand landed down the middle. Crawford tightens up his defense and lands a hook after blocking a pair of Alvarez punches. Alvarez lands a right hand late; Crawford smiles while crowd erupts in cheers. 

Canelo tries to work his jab with authority. Crawford prepared and responds, but is unable to land. That changes moments later, as he continues to enjoy success with his jab while Alvarez greater commits to the body. Both fighters land power shots late in the round as action begins to heat up. 

Crawford jumps out a quick start in round two. Canelo attempts to adjust but is already bothered by Crawford's subtle yet effective movement. Crawford continues to work the jab, but Canelo able to land a right hand. The defending 168lbs champ just misses with a left hook to the body. Crawford ends the round with a jab. 

Both fighters use the first 90 seconds as a feeling out process. Canelo loads up on a pair of power shots, mostly blocked by Crawford. Action swings in the opposite direction by Crawford, who lands a clean left and a stiff right jab behind it. Canelo takes the shot well, was able to also mix in a couple of body shots. 

The opening bell FINALLY sounds (12:56am EST) to begin round one. With that, Terence "Bud" Crawford's WBA 154lbs title reign officially comes to an end. 

Crawford now aims to become the first male three-division undisputed champion since Henry Armstrong, while Saul "Canelo" Alvarez aims to retain his fully unified 168lbs championship. 

Crowd erupts into cheers as Mexican icon and four-division champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez makes his way to the ring. Tenth defense of at least two 168lbs titles and seventh as undisputed champion... assuming this fucking fight ever begins. 

A two-song interlude bleeds into the ring entrance of four-division champ Terence "Bud" Crawford, who plays to the "Cielito Lindo" theme music as he carries a black guitar case in homage to "Desperado." 

12:45am EST as we await the ring entrance of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez...

So, we've heard from Mark Wahlberg in a pointless interview. Another visit to the four-man host team. Tale of the Bets... 

You get the point.

Plenty of time wasted, yet none of it spent acknowledging Mexican Independence Day (weekend) or allowing the presentation of national anthems. All this, after Canelo had to already apologize to his countrymen for his fight not being available on free-to-air TV in Mexico for the first time in 16 years. 

Oh and we still await ring walks as we are now past 12:30 am EST.  

99-91, 99-91, 100-90 

Callum Walsh takes a ten-round, unanimous decision over Fernando Vargas Jnr. Walsh remains unbeaten, Vargas suffers his first career defeat though certainly didn't embarrass himself. 

Main event next. Hopefully no car giveaways to further delay the show. 

Callum Walsh and Fernando Vargas Jnr go the 10-round distance - the fifth fight in a row on this show at that length to go to the scorecards. Entertaining 10th and final round - but it's 12:15am EST and we await the scorecards...

We have reached midnight EST - and three rounds remain in the evening's chief support. 

Dana White infamously blasted boxing as a whole last November, over the poor pacing of its events. He wasn't wrong - but he's also now guilty of the same as we're looking at a main event somewhere between 12:30-1:00 am.

Round eight of Callum Walsh-Fernando Vargas Jnr underway...

Five rounds done between Callum Walsh and Fernando Vargas Jnr. Fight is marginally entertaining but also a visual indication that it's the co-feature ONLY because Walsh is a favorite of Dana White. 

Minimal response from the crowd thus far, a considerable drop off from the excitement generated with the Christian Mbilli-Lester Martinez interim WBC 168lbs title fight. Oh well - Turki and Dana's problem, not ours.

Second-generation boxer Fernando Vargas Jnr makes his way to the ring for his dangerous clash with Ireland's Callum Walsh. Vargas afforded hometown advantage but enters the ring - alongside father, trainer and former 2x 154lbs titlist Fernando Vargas Snr - as the underdog for their scheduled 10-round co-feature. 

Here we go...

97-93 Mbilli

96-94 Martinez

95-95 - Split Decision draw. 

Both fighters retain their "0". Christian Mbilli retains his interim WBC 168lbs title. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman with a visual "fuck you" to Dana White as he enters the ring to pose with Mbilli. 

Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez let it all hang out in a BRUTAL 10th and final round. Mbilli landed a monster left hook but Martinez refused to back up, and immediately responded. Both fighters let the leather fly in the closing seconds, as the still-arriving crowd roars in approval.

We await the scorecards... 

Mbilli visibly hurt for the first time in the fight, on several moments in a brutal ninth round. Martinez landed right hands upstairs, which Mbilli took well though also momentarily stopped punching before he was able to respond later in the frame. 

Brutal affair through nine. Martinez needed the late surge and may still need a stoppage or a huge 10th round.

Lester Martinez encouraged in the corner by head trainer Brian "Bomac" McIntyre to dig deep these final four rounds. Christian Mbilli also well aware of what's at stake and refuses to budge. Both fighters enjoying frequent success both at close quarters and from mid-range. Mbilli lands frequent short, chopping combinations and slams home a left hook near the end of round seven. Martinez responds with a trio of shots but concern in his corner that he may have given away the round. 

Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez are well on their way to collecting the $100,000 "Fight of the Night" bonus. Non-stop action through four rounds, both fighters imposing their will. 

The card finally picks up steam as Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez go right to work in their battle of unbeaten super middleweights. Neither fighter giving an inch, both letting their hands go as Mbilli risks his interim WBC 168lbs title.

A pre-recorded interview, two minutes worth of ads and pre-fight packages on Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez... and now we get to the ringwalks at 10:30pm ET. 

Guatemala's Lester Martinez now in the ring and awaits interim WBC 168lbs titlist Christian Mbilli. 

Riyadh Season continues its rich tradition of moving along at a snail's pace, as Netflix and the production team opt to replay an interview with boxing financier Turki Alalshikh as conducted by Max Kellerman. Second fight of the evening - Christian Mbilli-Lester Martinez - still awaiting intros and ringwalks. 

Mohammed Alakel advances to 6-0 (1 KO) with a 10-round, unanimous decision win over Texas' Travis Kent Crawford, 7-5 (2 KOs). Scores were 99-91, 99-91 and 98-92 for Saudi Arabia's Alakel, who fought outside of his home country and past the six-round mark for the first time in his young career.

Now 75 minutes into the main show, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Alakel and Teas' Travis Kent Crawford go the 10-round distance. We still await the scorecards and whatever glazing comes from the broadcast team over Turki Alalshikh's pet project. 

We have now reached the first hour of the main telecast. What we've yet to reach is the end of the first fight on Netflix. Mohammed Alakel and Travis Kent Crawford enter round seven of a ten-rounder that didn't need to be scheduled for more than six rounds.

More than 35 minutes into the telecast, the first fight of the main card is now underway. Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Alakel, 5-0 (1 KO), makes his U.S. debut as he faces Travis Kent Crawford (no relation to Terence "Bud" Crawford) in a bout strangely scheduled for ten rounds.

The 21-year-old Alakel has fought exclusively in Saudi Arabia since his pro debut last October but now lives and trains in Big Bear, California. He enters the fight just four weeks removed from a 1st round knockout win on the August 16 Riyadh Season show topped by Moses Itauma's early destruction of Dillian Whyte.

The preliminary undercard has wrapped up - bleeding into the main telecast by more than 15 minutes thanks to Riyadh Season's complete disregard for event pacing. 

The six fight prelims saw three upsets, including a repeat feat by Brandon Adams over Serhii Bohachuk. Their 10-round, 154lbs clash saw Adams outpoint the hard-hitting Ukrainian by scores of 99-91, 98-92, 98-92. Their bout came more than four years after Adams, 26-4 (16 KOs) rallied to earn an eighth-round knockout which marked Bohachuk's first defeat. 

Bohachuk entered this fight as the No. 1 contender at 154lbs by the WBC but has now blown a future title shot with Saturday's outcome.

Adams' hard-luck career gets a much-needed boost; tonight was just his fourth fight since the first meeting with Bohachuk. 

Also in earlier action:

• Jermaine Franklin defeated 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and previously unbeaten heavyweight Ivan Dychko. Scores were 97-92, 96-93 and 95-94 in favor of Franklin, in a fight that never needs to be spoken of again.
• Raiko Santana scored a first-round technical knockout over Steven Nelson - a longtime stablemate of Terence Crawford - in their light heavyweight bout. Santana landed a series of unanswered shots which prompted referee Robert Hoyle to intervene and stop the fight. Many viewers deemed the ending as premature. 
• Reito Tsutsumi made quick work of Javier Martinez, whom he dropped and stopped in the opening round. Japan's Tsutsumi, 3-0 (2 KOs) floored Martinez in the opening round, after which point referee Alan Huggins waved off the contest. 
• Sultan Almohammed, 1-0 (0 KOs) enjoyed a successful pro debut with a four-round, unanimous decision over Martin Caraballo, 0-1-1. Scores were for 40-36 across the board for Saudi Arabia's Almohammed, a 17-year-old junior lightweight who trains with Abel Sanchez along with countryman Mohammed Alakel, who opens the main card.
• 2024 Olympic silver medalist Marco Verde, 3-0 (2 KOs) - a stablemate of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez - was given a fourth-round stoppage over Sona Akale, who vehemently protested the stoppage. Mexico's Verde was in full control but the fight could have easily continued at the time normally reliable referee Mark Nelson opted to call it a night for "Slink Proper." 

Also on the show (in order from opener to chief support): 

• Mohammed Alakel, 5-0 (1 KOs) vs. Travis Kent Crawford (no relation to Bud), 7-4 (2 KOs) - 10 rounds, 130lbs
• Christian Mbilli, 29-0 (24 KOs) vs. Lester Martinez, 19-0 (16 KOs) - 10 rounds, for Mbilli's interim WBC 168lbs title
• Callum Walsh, 14-0 (11 KOs) vs. Fernando Vargas Jnr, 17-0 (15 KOs) - 10 rounds, 154lbs

Two of the best fighters of this - and perhaps, ANY - generation collide in the biggest boxing night of the year. Fellow four-division titlists Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, 62-2-2 (39 KOs) and Terence "Bud" Crawford, 41-0 (31 KOs) meet with Alvarez's undisputed 168lbs championship Saturday evening on Netflix from Allegiant Stadium, home to the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders. 

Alvarez attempts his tenth overall defense of at least two super middleweight titles, and seventh as the fully unified champ. The fighting pride of Guadalajara, Mexico has also claimed titles at junior middleweight, middleweight and light heavyweight but has reached historic heights at 168lbs amidst his Hall of Fame career. The reigns at 154lbs, 160lbs and 168lbs also saw Alvarez recognized as the division's lineal champion.

Crawford has also claimed lineal championship status in three weight divisions - lightweight, junior welterweight and welterweight - along with a WBA 154lbs title reign that will end once the bell sounds for tonight's fight. His reign at welterweight saw Crawford knock out each of his eight opponents. The run was capped by his tour de force performance in a one-sided, ninth-round drubbing of Errol Spence to fully unify the 147lbs division.