Saturday’s fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford has officially entered the history books.
This past Saturday, one of the biggest boxing fights of the decade took place when Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford clashed at the Allegiant Stadium for the undisputed super middleweight title.
In a shock result, Crawford went on to defeat the Mexican champion, becoming the new undisputed super middleweight champion after 12 close rounds.
Not only was the event of huge magnitude because of the title fight but also because it was TKO boxing‘s inaugural event, and the first major fight promoted by UFC boss Dana White.
And despite hoping to come into the boxing world with a bang, White was criticized by boxing fans for not fixing the pacing of Fight Night, despite his promises.
Prior to the event, White announced his plans for TKO boxing in 2026, revealing that he will likely create a UFC-like show in an attempt to increase the popularity of some smaller fights.
As well as that, the UFC boss also claimed that Canelo vs Crawford was set to reach historic gate figures which would see it push into the top three biggest boxing gates of all time.
And not long after the event, the historic figure was confirmed by Boxing Kingdom with the gate exceeding $47.23 million, putting it in the top three biggest gates of all time.
The gate is just slightly behind Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor‘s $55 million gate which occupies second place, with Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao firmly remaining in top spot at $72 million.
The final gate broke the record for the highest single-day live gate record at the Allegiant Stadium and even broke the record for the biggest gate ever in a stadium.
Canelo’s seven-year run came to an end
Going into the fight, Crawford was deemed the underdog and was widely being counted out because of the size difference between him and the Mexican.
Despite that, the American’s win brought an end to Canelo’s seven-year reign as a boxing world champion and for the first time since 2018, the Mexican now holds no belts.
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