{"id":354576,"date":"2025-12-17T20:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354576\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:08:14","slug":"terence-crawford-announces-retirement-records-legacy-titles-canelo-alvarez-jeff-horn-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354576\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford announces retirement, records, legacy, titles, Canelo Alvarez, Jeff Horn victories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Undefeated world super middleweight champion Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing, hanging up his gloves three months after a career-defining victory over Saul \u201cCanelo\u201d Alvarez. <\/p>\n

The 38-year-old from Nebraska, who dominated Mexican legend Alvarez in Las Vegas in September to claim the undisputed super middleweight crown<\/a>, announced his decision in a video posted on social media. He said he was \u201cwalking away as a great with nothing else left to prove.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m stepping away from competition, not because I\u2019m done fighting, but because I\u2019ve won a different type of battle,\u201d Crawford said in his retirement message. \u201cThe one where you walk away on your own terms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Terence Crawford is seen with his belts following his undisputed super middleweight title fight where he defeated Canelo Alvarez.Source: AFP<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t goodbye, this is the end of one fight and the beginning of another.<\/p>\n

\u201c…I gave this sport every breath I had. Every scar, every triumph, every ounce of my heart. I\u2019ve made peace with what\u2019s next. And now, it\u2019s time. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 13: Terence Crawford reacts after the final bell against Canelo Alvarez (not pictured) in their\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0undisputed super middleweight title fight during Netflix’s Canelo v Crawford Fight Night at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Crawford retires unbeaten at 42-0 with his victories including a 2018 at triumph over Jeff Horn when he claimed the Australian\u2019s WBO welterweight title.<\/p>\n

Crawford also notched victories over the likes of Errol Spence Jr, Shawn Porter and Kell Brook with his victory over Canelo cementing his status as one of the greatest fighters of all-time.<\/p>\n

Jeff Horn (L) and Terence Crawford battle in the seventh round of their WBO welterweight title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Crawford won by TKO in the ninth round. (Photo by Steve Marcus\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

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