Even in a city known for staging some of boxing's greatest fights, the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford match stands nearly alone.

It will be the first fight at 5-year-old Allegiant Stadium, the Saturday night showdown underscoring the magnitude of an event that will have implications for both boxers trying to further strengthen their Hall of Fame-worthy careers.

Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 knockouts), as is typically the case when the Mexican great fights in his boxing home of Las Vegas, will have the vast majority of the crowd behind him as he defends his unified super middleweight championship. The 35-year-old is a -175 favorite at BetMGM Sportsbook.

“This fight for me is big," Alvarez said. “It's one of the biggest fights of my career for sure.”

Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is moving up two weig

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