Tensions boiled over when Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford came face-to-face ahead of their Saturday night fight. The two weighed in at 167.5 pounds, ensuring there weren’t any problems heading into the weekend bout.
However, the drama came off the scales, with a violent brawl breaking out between fans inside the Las Vegas-based T-Mobile Arena. Video footage on social media depicts small groups of supporters exchanging blows in the lower bowl of the area, with security nowhere to be seen.
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