Hunter-Miller undercard dispute risks Canelo-Crawford weekend

A high-stakes boxing dispute over the undercard for the Canelo Alvarez–Terence Crawford weekend in Las Vegas has intensified as Don King Promotions and heavyweight contenders trade legal moves, threatening a landmark fight week. At the center is a proposed September 11 bout between Michael Hunter and Jarrell Miller, which promoters say clashes with a separate WBA title plan and a binding contract with Hunter. A separate bid by promoter Turki Alalshikh to stage a Saudi-backed event adds another layer of complexity as the parties maneuver through court filings, cease-and-desist orders, and purse-bid rulings.

The conflict stems from a WBA process in which Don King Promotions (DKP) won the rights to promote a title clash between Kubrat Pulev and Michael Hunter with a purse bid of about $1.1 million. That agreement, King maintains, creates a binding obligation for Hunter to face Pulev as the WBA orders a world-title bout, complicating any plan to stage Hunter against Miller on the Las Vegas card that weekend. Promoter King has issued cease-and-desist orders to the organizers promoting Hunter–Miller, arguing that the Miller bout would violate the Pulev–Hunter mandate and undermine...