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Turki Alalshikh Raises Stake For Canelo vs Crawford Putting Lavish Belt On The Line

Turki Alalshikh puts lavish belt on the line for Canelo vs Crawford.
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Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford has the promise to be one of the biggest fights of this century. It's a showdown between two top pound-for-pound superstars in boxing.

They both have a long list of accolades. Canelo is a four weight world champion and a two-time undisputed super middleweight king. Crawford has also won world titles in four different weight divisions and became the undisputed champion in two. With a win against Canelo, he can become the first male boxer to become undisputed in three weight divisions.

The stakes are high for the fight, and Turki Alalshikh has now upped it further. He announced that there will be a knockout bonus on the line, although he didn't disclose the amount. He has introduced a custom-made belt worth $188,000 which the winner will take home. The current Ring Magazine super middleweight title, held by Canelo, is worth approximately $134,400. The belt for the Canelo vs Crawford fight is worth even more.

The new belt is manufactured by a British company with special gold. Speaking on the belt, a representative said:

For a mega fight of this magnitude, we wanted to create an exclusive mega belt. So we spoke to numerous companies all over the world and eventually settled on a top-tier company from the UK. This company often gets commissioned to create items for kings, for queens, jewelry, high end medals for the British army.

He added:

This is by far the most expensive ring magazine belt ever created. The finest gold, the finest craftsmanship. Canelo Alvarez and Terence 'Bud' Crawford are the two very best fighters of this era but there can only be one. And only one of them is going home with this belt Saturday night, September 13th in Las Vegas.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.