Ever since the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight was announced, the 37-year-old has suffered a few setbacks outside the ring. Back in March, the WBO confirmed that its then-interim junior middleweight champion—Crawford, who also holds the WBA title—would relinquish his interim WBO belt. Since his fight with Canelo on September 13 would be at super middleweight, it would make sense that he would have to vacate the interim title.

As a result, Xander Zayas was elevated to the No. 1 contender spot. However, when Sebastian Fundora , the reigning WBO champion, refused to defend his title against Zayas, the opportunity shifted back to the Puerto Rican prospect. Zayas then cemented his position by defeating Jorge Garcia Perez last month and winning the WBO title . Still, Crawf

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