There will already be a lot on the line when Canelo Alvarez puts his undisputed super middleweight championship on the line against Terence Crawford on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, live on Netflix. But to add additional incentive, Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, announced that there will be a bonus for a knockout.
The announcement came during the kickoff presser for Canelo-Crawford in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday. Alalshikh has been steadfast in putting an end to «Tom & Jerry fights,» where one fighter is «running around the ring and another fighter is chasing him.» To counter this, he has installed a KO bonus that will be implemented in future fights he promotes, starting with Canelo-Crawford.
«We will not have [Tom & Jerry fights] anymore,» Alalshikh said. «We will have in this fight and our next fights a bonus for a KO.»
Alalshikh did not specify how much the bonus would be or whether it would be installed for the undercard. The implementation mirrors what his promoting partner, UFC CEO Dana White, uses in the UFC with Performance Bonuses.
As for the fighters, Canelo and Crawford were cordial, yet stern in their confidence for the upcoming fight.
«However I got to fight, I'm going to win,» said Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs). «I'm not going to let someone else tell me how to fight when I've been doing that my whole life. I won't be running. I can tell you that. But I will be doing a lot of touching.»
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