Turki Names Fighters He Wants on Canelo–Crawford Undercard

Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, shared his vision for the undercard of the highly anticipated showdown between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) and Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs), set to take place on September 13 in Las Vegas for the undisputed super middleweight championship.

According to Turki, the main event is already guaranteed to draw global attention, so instead of loading the card with big names, he wants to give promising young fighters a moment to shine.

“The whole world will be watching the ‘fight of the century’ between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, which will take place as part of Riyadh Season and be streamed on Netflix.

That’s why I want to fill the undercard with young, hungry fighters who deserve the chance to fight under the spotlight.

Here are a few names I’d like to see in the ring on September 13 in Las Vegas — headlined by The Ring champion Junto Nakatani: Christian Mbilli, Mohammed Alaqel, Reito Tsutsumi, Justine Viloria, Emiliano Alvarado, Jamar Talley, Abdullah Mason, Nishant Dev.

If you’re interested — you and your teams know how to reach me, ” Turki wrote.

Earlier, it was announced that Netflix will be the official broadcaster of the event, with three press conferences scheduled in June to promote the fight.