Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, with the Mexican superstar leveraging a widely speculated bout with Jake Paul for a much bigger contract. Turki Alalshikh, the head of Riyadh Season and the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia,

Canelo Alvarez has snubbed a fight with Jake Paul in favour of a bumper four-bout deal with Riyad Season, including a September showdown with Terence Crawford. Reports circulated earlier this week that Canelo had agreed to fight the YouTuber-turned-boxer after talks over facing Crawford in Las Vegas fell apart.

A clash between Alvarez and Paul has seemingly been put to bed with the Riyadh Season deal, and now it appears to be full steam ahead for Alvarez vs Crawford which will see two of this generation's best fighters go head-to-head in Las Vegas.