Matchroom Boxing had high hopes when they signed 24-year-old Indian Olympian Nishant Dev earlier this year, making him the first Indian fighter under Eddie Hearn’s British promotion. Dev wasted no time making history again, becoming the first Indian boxer to debut professionally in the U.S., where he stopped Alton Wiggins in the very first round on the undercard of Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson in January. After two more wins in June and July, Nishant Dev had stamped his position as a rising prospect in the super welterweight division. And it didn’t go unnoticed.

Taking to X, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh revealed his plan to have Dev feature on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford undercard beside other hungry young fighters deserving of the spotlight. However, despite the

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