Undefeated Crawford ends his boxing career

Undefeated super middleweight world champion Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from professional boxing. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the boxer’s Instagram account.

Decision after a historic victory

Crawford announced his departure from the sport three months after his high-profile victory over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The fight took place in Las Vegas, where the American won the super middleweight title by unanimous decision.

This success allowed Crawford to write his name into boxing history, as he became the first undisputed world champion in three different divisions in the four-belt era.

The champion’s words on ending his journey

"I’m retiring not because I can’t fight anymore, but because I won a different kind of fight. The one where you leave on your own terms," The Guardian quoted the boxer as saying.

He later noted that this moment is inevitable for every athlete.

"Every fighter knows this moment will come, we just never know when. My whole life I chased not belts, not money, and not headlines, but that feeling when the world doubts you and you prove it wrong again and again," Crawford said.

The boxer also emphasized that his path in sport was closely connected to his family and his roots.

"I fought for my family, for my city, and for that kid who once had nothing but a dream and a pair of gloves. I gave this sport every breath I had," he added.

"I leave as a great who has nothing left to prove," Terence captioned his post on social network X.

Champion status and title situation

Crawford retires with a perfect record of 42 wins, including 31 knockouts. At the time of the announcement, he held the WBA, IBF, and WBO super middleweight titles.

The American was stripped of the WBC belt in December due to a dispute over sanctioning fees following the fight with Alvarez.

Throughout his entire career, no judge ever awarded a victory to his opponent — all of Crawford’s fights were won either by unanimous decision or stoppage.

Terence Crawford’s career

The 38-year-old boxer made his professional debut in 2008. He won his first world title, the WBO lightweight belt, in 2014 by defeating Ricky Burns.

Overall, Crawford captured 18 titles across five weight divisions. During his career, he defeated notable opponents such as Breidis Prescott, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Amir Khan, Viktor Postol, Shawn Porter, Errol Spence, and Kell Brook.

The final chapter of his career was the fight on September 14 against Canelo Alvarez, after which Crawford stated he would decide his future following consultations with his team.

That decision has now been officially announced — the legendary boxer leaves the ring undefeated.

It was previously reported that Oleksandr Usyk considers Crawford the best boxer in the world regardless of weight class.