Nine years ago, ‘ The Herald’ shared an interesting bit of trivia. Denzel Washington has been involved with boxing for close to 30 years, and that training finally paid off when he executed the quick-draw shots for his lead role in Antoine Fuqua’s ‘ The Magnificent Seven .’ It appears the Hollywood icon’s connection with the sport continues to reap dividends. For he has received an invitation from none other than His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to watch the ultimate showdown—the undisputed fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez.

So the two pound-for-pound best fighters in the world are set to clash on September 13 at Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium. Canelo will defend his four belts against Crawford, who is moving up two weight classes for the matchup. Needless to say, discuss

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