Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford has kept the entire boxing community on their toes. Dana White and Sheikh Turki Alalshikh seemed to have left no stone unturned in promoting the event. The main card begins at 9 PM ET for U.S. viewers. The undercard will be available earlier on Tudum.com, TKO’s YouTube channel, and WWE YouTube.

In the lead up to the event, fans are asking about who the broadcasting and commentary team the big guns have selected for Zuffa Boxing’s first-ever outing? Besides the star-studded commentary booth, the Canelo vs. Crawford telecast will also offer dual audio feeds — English and Spanish — via Netflix’s global stream. So, let’s see who’ll be behind the booth on Saturday night!

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford commentators announced

Being the first-ever boxing event by Zuffa Boxing, the UFC big guns and Sheikh Turki Alalshikh had to do something special to draw audiences in. And in this boxing event under TKO holdings, where the worlds of MMA and boxing collide, they decided to bring Jon Anik into the picture. As a famed UFC play-by-play commentator, Anik has established himself as one of the strongest voices in the sport.

Joining Jon Anik on the commentary booth will be the well-known fight analyst, Max Kellerman. And finally, the International Boxing Hall of Famer Andre Ward will also join their ranks to call the action in the squared circle.

What about the rest of the broadcasting team? Who else will join the crew and help Zuffa Boxing’s debut be a night to remember? 

The broadcast team of the Alvarez vs. Crawford event

We will have Mario Lopez, Antonio Tarver, Mark Kriegel, and Mike Coppinger as desk analysts. For the interviews, we’ll get Jim Gray and Heidi Androl on the mic. The technical analysis will be done by Skipper Kelp. And the most striking feature of any boxing event — who will be the ring announcers?

The answer is Michael Buffer and Joe Martinez. While Martinez will handle the ring announcements for the preliminary card, Buffer will handle the main card.

Talking to Helen Yee regarding his stance as the ring announcer for Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, Buffer stated, “When I think about my first boxing match that I’m ever going to promote, it’s this fight with two of the greatest of all time. I’m looking forward to it. There’s already been some challenges, and we’re all figuring out how to work with each other. We’ll have this thing dialled in by the time they walk in September. It has been fun.”

Even the Spanish and Latin American fans will be thoroughly entertained. Carlos Aguilar will lead the Spanish commentary, followed by Abner Mares and Ernesto Amandor. Raul Marquez will handle the fight analysis, and Lindsay Casinelli will be the ringside reporter. 

What do you think of this setup? Do you agree with the picks for all the commentators, analysts, and announcers? Do let us know in the comments.