Terence Crawford confronted the victor in the ring, and that brought the announcement he and Álvarez will face off on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas: This battle is a long time coming given Crawford and Canelo's respective places within the sport. Bleacher Report's Lyle Fitzsimmons ranked them as the No. 3 and 6 pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

The clash between Terence Crawford and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, scheduled for September 12 in Las Vegas, promises to be one of the most emblematic clashes of the modern era of boxing