THE entire combat sports world will stand still this weekend to watch Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford duke it out.
The pair will take part in a historic undisputed super-middleweight showdown in Las Vegas early on Sunday morning.
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Fight fans’ eyes will be firmly fixed on the future Hall of Famers as they trade heavy leather.
But between rounds, they’ll likely be distracted by veteran ring card girl Red Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz has been wowing MMA fans for over a decade after winning the UFC Octagon Girl Search in Asia in 2015.
But she’ll reach an entirely new audience when she struts her stuff around the ring during Canelo vs Crawford, which will be aired on Netflix.
Dela Cruz took to Instagram to express her joy at landing the gig, saying: “Grateful for the opportunity to be the Ring Girl at @AllegiantStadium for Canelo VS Crawford!!!
“Live on @Netflix this Saturday.”
Scores of Cruz’s followers commented on her post, including one who branded her “perfect”.
Dela Cruz has travelled the globe extensively during her decade-long run with the UFC, which she used to juggle with a 9-to-5 job at a data company.
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Canelo vs Crawford – All the info
IT’S finally time – one of the biggest boxing matches EVER takes place THIS WEEKEND.
Two of boxing’s GOATs will meet in the ring as they fight for pound-for-pound supremacy and the super-middleweight crown.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford have been fixtures in the top of the rankings for years and are considered among the best to ever do it.
Unbeaten Crawford, who beat Israil Madrimov to win the light-middleweight title last time out, hasn’t fought for a year.
He is jumping up two weight divisions to meet Canelo, having spent most of his career weighing in even lighter.
Mexican favourite Canelo has scored title defences over Edgar Berlanga and William Scull since Crawford was last inside a ring.
Here’s all the info for this must-watch fight…
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She told The Daily Mail Australia: “When I am working, I stay quiet, no make-up, work hard.
“I get to live these two very different lives and I know how lucky I am.
“Back home in Sydney I can live really quiet, normal.
“Then with the UFC it’s bright lights and very exciting.
“Growing up in the Philippines, my mum told me she had dreamed of being a model or a beauty queen.
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“Now, I am living that dream. I followed this path for myself but also to make her proud.
“Now, when young girls ask me for advice, I tell them, ‘Dream of the impossible. It might just happen.'”
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Dela Cruz will have one of the best seats in the house when Canelo bids to defend his super-middleweight throne against Crawford.
Crawford has stepped up TWO weight classes to attempt to dethrone the Mexican icon and cement his legacy as an all-time great by becoming a three-division undisputed champion.
