Turki Alalshikh is excited to organize a major boxing event featuring Terence Crawford against Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Shakur Stevenson competing against William Zepeda in the spotlight.
There is some uncertainty surrounding Ortiz’s participation in the Crawford fight following his contentious victory over Serhii Bohachuk. Despite this, Turki may push forward with Ortiz taking on WBA junior middleweight champion Crawford while Stevenson defends his WBC lightweight title against Zepeda.
Originally, Turki had hoped to arrange a match between Crawford and Canelo Alvarez, but negotiations broke down due to Canelo’s high financial demands and Crawford’s limited popularity beyond Nebraska.
Oscar De La Hoya, another promoter involved in the event, is looking forward to the Crawford-Ortiz and Shakur-Zepeda fights as a way to boost Golden Boy. This partnership has the potential to bring back the company’s former success, reminiscent of the time when Canelo was part of the team.
