The megafight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Terence Crawford is all but confirmed for September.
For fight fans, this is a contest which will see two of this generation's best fighters go head-to-head in a battle to determine who has the right to stake their claim as boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter.
It is expected that Crawford will have to make the move from light middleweight to super middleweight for a showdown with the Mexican in what would be one of the biggest fights of 2025.
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Speaking to iFL TV, Hearn acknowledged this was a major disadvantage for Crawford for what will be a meeting of two generational greats.
"It's a massive spectacle," Hearn said.
"Crawford’s coming up really three weight classes, he’s just come up one weight class, or he’s even come up three weight classes before that.
"I think that he’s physically disadvantaged in the fight, but he’s a brilliant pound-for-pound fighter. It’s two generational greats fighting each other."
Another key talking point ahead of this fight will also be the rehydration clause, and Hearn revealed that Alvarez would not have taken this opportunity if this specific clause was imposed.
"Canelo would never do it," Hearn simply responded when asked why Crawford has not negotiated a rehydration clause.
Hearn was speaking ahead of Diego Pacheco vs Steven Nelson which is part of an epic 12-hour live boxing marathon on Saturday live on DAZN, which kicks off with Dalton Smith vs Walid Ouizza in Nottingham, England.
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