Canelo vs Crawford – The boxing world recently received huge news regarding the future of the sport, with the news that Dana White, the UFC president and CEO will enter into a boxing promotion with Turki Alalshikh that will bring Sela, the subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund; and TKO, the parent company of UFC and WWE, in a multi-year agreement. Following this huge announcement Dana White spoke to Dan Rafael about the new agreement and his plans for the future. Before the interview was played Rafael revealed what he knew about “TKO” possibly promoting Canelo vs Crawford.
Dan Rafael Talks Possible Involvement for TKO in Canelo vs Crawford Fight
Canelo vs Crawford: Dan Rafael Discusses TKO’s Potential Role in Mega-Fight
When the new promotional venture was announced the plan was revealed to “provide a premier platform for both leading boxers and prospects in the sport.”
Before playing Dan Rafael’s full interview with Dan White regarding his new venture into boxing, Rafael spoke on the potential involvement of this new promotion in the Canelo vs Crawford super fight: “Turki has a four fight deal with Canelo Alvarez and he doesn’t have an official promoter like when he was with Matchroom or with Golden Boy or when he was doing fights with PBC and TGB.
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“And so Dana is gonna be doing these events for this unnamed company that Turki and Saudis are backing. I believe and I’ve heard the rumblings over the last couple of days that it would seem logical that in the end, the TKO-based company will end up promoting the fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez in September.”
During the interview, Rafael asked White about the possibility of their to-be-named venture promoting Canelo-Crawford and White was coy with his response and said: “That will be amazing, that will be amazing.”
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To hear the entire Dana White interview and more from the “Big Fight Weekend/Fight Freaks Unite Preview Podcast” with Dan Rafael and TJ Rives, click the play button below.
The Future
It’s clear from listening to Dana White discuss their new venture that much is still undecided, including which fighters to sign and the broadcast deal. However, you can hear the passion in his voice when he talks about this foray into boxing. It’s obvious that White is here to make his mark on the sport and shake things up.
