Canelo vs. Crawford is set to take place Sept. 12, days before Mexican Independence Day, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The fight will be contested at super-middleweight, with the Ring, WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles on the line.

Terence Crawford confronted the victor in the ring, and that brought the announcement he and Álvarez will face off on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas: This battle is a long time coming given Crawford and Canelo's respective places within the sport. Bleacher Report's Lyle Fitzsimmons ranked them as the No. 3 and 6 pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

Canelo Alvarez faced off with Terence Crawford on Saturday night after an uneventful decision victory against William Scull at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The several seconds of that photo opportunity felt like the longest Alvarez had another fighter directly in front of him in the ring Saturday night.