Jake Paul and Canelo Álvarez are finalizing a deal for a cruiserweight fight to take place on May 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, according to ESPN's

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has worked with Alvarez on a number of fights, and he has now told Boxing News that he believes the Canelo vs Paul fight is definitely happening, and discussed whether that is indeed related to the Crawford fight falling through,

The Ring Magazine recently reported that an agreement was in place for a mega fight between Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) and Terence Crawford (62-2-2, 39 KOs).