Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF super middleweight titles when he collides with WBA super welterweight champion Terrence Crawford atop the Netflix boxing card this Sat. night (Sept. 13, 2025) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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“It is in the rules and regulations. It is in the contracts. It is common practice worldwide,” World Boxing Council (WBC) President, Mauricio Sulaiman, told BoxingScene.com about the presentation of titles. “How can you expect the best fighters in the world to compete for a championship when the rules are not respected and the official representatives – we’re talking the four presidents of the four organizations – are denied. It is completely unbelievable and unacceptable to think the presidents are not permitted to perform their duties.”
“I have not spoken to Dana White,” Sulaiman continued. “I sent him a letter a couple months ago and did not get a response. They appointed a person to communicate with the WBC and he has not responded to that specific question. I have requested countless times — on the phone and in writing — to confirm the credentials, the seating arrangement and the protocol for the WBC to present the belt to the winner. Without response.”
Sounds like a response is coming — with or without a return call.
“You can have two security guards in that corner trying to take me out,” Sulaiman said. “Because I will enter that ring.”
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