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By LVSportsBiz.com Staff, Cassandra Cousineau and Hugh Byrne
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Las Vegas is built for this. The stadium. The hype. The sizzle. And eventually the fight in two days.
On Thursday, superstar boxers Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford shared a press conference with boxing promoter Dana White — yes, boxing promoter — serving as the hype machine ringmaster at T-Mobile Arena. It’s Zuffa Boxing’s first match being promoted by White under TKO Group Holdings.
And White’s first Zuffa Boxing event will be at an NFL stadium — the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium Saturday. Two night later the Raiders will host the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football.
White has said Canelo-Crawford will be the third largest boxing gate in history.
Canelo and Crawford, both four-division champions, said nothing they haven’t said all week during the hype week.
The press conference did not have any big fireworks between the two combatants.
But boxing writer Sean Zittel did verbally spar with White over the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act before White said the topic can be addressed in a 1-on-1 interview and not at a Canelo-Crawford presser.
TKO/UFC is paying UNLV $1.75 million for UNLV’s football program to move its game against Idaho State on Sept. 13 to Aug. 23 when the Rebels defeated Idaho State. The deal even gives UNLV one suite at the boxing match at the stadium. Who from UNLV will be in that suite Saturday?
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