Canelo Alvarez has decided to face Terence Crawford in a rematch in 2026 to avenge his loss from last September. It\u2019s a move the Mexican star expected, as it\u2019s hard for him to move forward with his career after that defeat.<\/p>\n
A Close Fight Sold as a Crawford Masterclass<\/p>\n
Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) dethroned Canelo on September 13, 2025, beating him by a narrow 12-round unanimous decision on Netflix. The fight was built up to be a massive win, but it turned out to be a typical cat-and-mouse type of affair with Crawford moving around the ring, throwing punches only sporadically against the slow-moving Canelo.<\/p>\n
Canelo\u2019s Body Work That Got Ignored<\/p>\n
Many fans created a narrative, painting Crawford in heroic form, saying he\u2019d whitewashed Canelo in a one-sided fashion. The image they made of the fight was a drama that never happened. It was a razor-close contest with Canelo landing hard body shots, Crawford very little, and doing a lot of movement. It was beyond boring.<\/p>\n
The undercard fights, even the ones on the prelim portion, were more entertaining to watch. That\u2019s not Canelo\u2019s fault. He tried, but he was facing a mover.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanelo told @losprota that he will seek a rematch against Terence Crawford for 2026,\u201d said Salvador Rodriguez<\/a> of ESPN Knockout about Canelo Alvarez wanting to avenge his loss to Terence Crawford.<\/p>\n One of the biggest paydays available for the 35-year-old Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) is against Crawford. So, it makes sense financially, as long as Turki Alalshikh is involved in financing. Aside from a clash with David Benavidez, Crawford is the next-best money fight if Turki plans to subsidize it.<\/p>\n If Turki wants to get more value for his money, he should try to encourage Canelo to fight Benavidez or Artur Beterbiev. Those two would be the most entertaining to watch for fans. Bringing up Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis would also be a great option, as he would attack Canelo. He wouldn\u2019t move around like Crawford because that\u2019s not Ennis\u2019 style. He\u2019s an entertainer who would be trying to knock out Canelo.<\/p>\n It would be better for Turki to insist on new blood to develop younger fighters rather than throwing money at older guys who fight only once a year. To bring the sport along and to give fans an entertaining fight, Turki should focus on picking Canelo\u2019s opponent from this list:<\/p>\n David Benavidez Crawford\u2019s Cat-and-Mouse Game Isn\u2019t Changing<\/p>\n For Canelo to avenge the loss, he\u2019s going to have to change his footwork to become more mobile. Crawford will surely do what he did last time by landing a few shots and then moving around to stall out the rounds. It wasn\u2019t the action-packed fight that fans had mistakenly expected to see. They weren\u2019t familiar with Crawford\u2019s fighting style, as that\u2019s how he\u2019s always fought.<\/p>\n The 38-year-old Crawford isn\u2019t going to change his fighting style. He\u2019s not going to get young all of a sudden. It\u2019ll be the same Jerry-esque style that we saw last September, and in his fight against Israil Madrimov.<\/p>\n Chris Williams is a senior writer for Boxing News 24, covering the sport since 2013 and reporting ringside from major events worldwide. His coverage dives into both established champions and hungry prospects battling for recognition. Over the years, Chris has contributed to numerous leading boxing outlets, earning respect for his sharp analysis and insider perspective.<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Report: Canelo Plans to Pursue Crawford II in 2026, Looking to Rewrite the Tactical Loss That\u2019s Stalled His Legacy<\/p>\n Last Updated on 11\/20\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez has decided to face Terence Crawford in a rematch in 2026 to avenge his loss from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[22438,64,63,802,447,20638,588,85],"class_list":["post-298697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-arts-culture-and-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-celebrities","tag-fashion","tag-sport","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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