LAS VEGAS -- In a city that's been home to a majority of boxing's biggest fights, you'll have a hard time finding any that have brought as much energy and anticipation to the Strip as Saturday night's title bout between the sport's superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and undefeated American torchbearer Terence "Bud" Crawford.

Crawford will move up two weight divisions to put his 41-0-0 record on the line against Alvarez (63-2-2) in a 168-pound bout for Alvarez's undisputed super middleweight world championship.

The fight -- the first at Allegiant Stadium -- was arranged through a joint venture by Dana White and TKO with Saudi sports mogul Turki Al-Sheikh and Riyadh Season in an alliance that could transform the sport.

"When Turki asked me to be a part of this thing, there's absolutely no way you

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