The fight between Terence Crawford and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight title set a record television audience for matchups of this magnitude.
İdman.biz reports, citing the "Netflix" streaming platform, that the official broadcasts of the fight attracted more than 41 million viewers worldwide.
More than 20 million of them watched the match live. According to the service, this is the most watched male championship fight of the 21st century.
Among women, the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano title match in November 2024 was watched by 74 million people. Also, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, which was not for belts, was watched by approximately 108 million viewers.
It should be noted that on the night of September 13-14 in Las Vegas, USA, Crawford defeated Alvarez by unanimous decision and won the title of undisputed world champion in the super middleweight division. With this, he became the first boxer in history to win the title of undisputed champion in three different weight categories.
The American athlete currently has 42 wins and no losses in his professional career. Alvarez has 63 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. Before the fight with Crawford, the Mexican had only lost to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol.
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