{"id":517989,"date":"2026-04-07T17:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/517989\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:27:08","slug":"terence-crawford-names-the-3-fights-he-wants-to-see-happen-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/517989\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford names the 3 fights he wants to see happen this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following his December retirement, Terence Crawford<\/a> continues to keep a keen eye on the boxing landscape, and the five-division world champion has named the three fights which he would most like to see during the remainder of 2026.<\/p>\n

Crawford hung up the gloves following a legendary win over Canelo Alvarez<\/a>, where he became a three-division undisputed world champion by adding all four 168lb titles to his collection. Since his retirement, those belts have become fragmented and a comeback appears to be of no interest.<\/p>\n

Although, whilst super-middleweight contenders jostle for his old belts, fighters across other divisions are now battling one another in the pound-for-pound rankings following Crawford\u2019s retirement \u2013 with \u2018Bud\u2019 deemed by many to have been the pound-for-pound number one.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Dani Pirello<\/a>, Crawford highlighted the three potential bouts which he wishes to see, all of which could have an impact on those pound-for-pound ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is tough to say because there are so many big fights to be made. I would love to see Keyshawn Davis versus Devin Haney. I would love to see \u2018Bam\u2019 [Jesse Rodriguez] versus [Naoya] Inoue and I would love to see Shakur [Stevenson] versus [Gervonta] \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whilst Davis had been in hot pursuit of WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney, the latter appears to have his mind set on unifications with his fellow titleholders at 147lbs.<\/p>\n

As a result, it looks as if Davis has moved on from those plans, with a grudge match rematch against Nahir Albright instead being pencilled in for Saturday, May 16, in Norfolk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gervonta Davis is yet to return from legal trouble, and it is unclear when he will next step through the ropes, with a rumoured summer return against Isaac Cruz not yet materialising. Shakur Stevenson will keep busy regardless, now in possession of the WBO belt at 140lbs.<\/p>\n

Naoya Inoue has a historic showdown against Junto Nakatani coming up next month. Whether or Jesse \u2018Bam\u2019 Rodriguez decides to move up for the challenge in the aftermath remains to be seen.<\/p>\n