- Canelo Alvarez signed the biggest athlete deal in the history of sports, a $365 million contract for his next five years of fights.
- Alvarez signed the deal with DAZN, a new sports streaming service that has signed some of the biggest names in boxing since HBO's recent announcement that it was leaving the sport.
- The deal begins with Alvarez's fight against England's Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs), on December 15th at Madison Square Garden.
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Canelo Alvarez signs monster 5-year, $365 million contract, the biggest in sports history
Canelo Alvarez is set to be one of the leading figures in boxing for some time with his new $365 million deal.
Canelo Alvarez has reportedly signed the richest deal in sports history — a $365 million contract that will keep him as a central figure in boxing for years to come.
Alvarez's deal is with DAZN (pronounced "Da-Zone"), a new sports streaming service led by former ESPN president John Skipper. Alvarez will fight on the network at least ten times over the next five years, according to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times.
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The deal comes in the wake of HBO's announcement that it would no longer be the home of boxing, opening the door for DAZN to swoop in and grab the rights to one of the biggest stars in the sport through 2023.
With the $365 million contract, Alvarez has locked in the richest athlete contract in the history of sports, surpassing Giancarlo Stanton's 13-year, $325 million deal signed in 2014.
Alvarez is the headline fighter of
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