Talk of a switch from Friday, September 12, to Saturday, September 13, for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs Terence Crawford lit up social media on Tuesday after Ring reported Turki Alalshikh was “moving” the super‑fight and weighing five alternative U.S. venues.
Yet insiders tell the Saturday chatter is a second straight feint; Netflix, the event’s streamer, is expected to reaffirm the bout is staying Friday night at Las Vegas’ 65,000‑seat Allegiant Stadium, exactly as first announced.
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Why the mixed messages? Calendar chess. Allegiant is blocked on Friday by a UNLV football game, with a potential Raiders home opener on Sept ember 14 and UFC’s “Noche” card set for Guadalajara the same Saturday. Shifting to Saturday would therefore require both a new city and an NFL‑sized building at short notice, far from simple, especially after Alalshikh’s thinly attended May 2 Times Square show and a quiet Saudi turnout for Canelo‑Scull.
Crawford’s camp is said to be unbothered, focused instead on acclimating to 168 lbs while Canelo eyes another “Mexican Independence Weekend” pay‑per‑view blockbuster, even if it lands on an unconventional Friday. As of mid‑week, the megafight is still on for the 12th.
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