Boxing chief denies injury rumors ahead of Canelo-Crawford showdown

LAS VEGAS: The president of the Saudi Boxing Federation has denied injury rumors ahead of Saturday’s face-off between Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and American Terence Crawford. Turki Alalshikh, who is also chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, highlighted the magnitude of the super-middleweight showdown, set to take place at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium as part of Riyadh Season 2025. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday night, he said: “Many have spoken about a knee injury for Canelo or a shoulder issue for Crawford, but these are nothing more than unfounded rumors.

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