On September 13 on the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Terence Crawford pulled off a historic victory over Canelo Alvarez. Quick ahead only one week later, and he has been stripped of his WBA title.
Whereas many petitioned for it forward of his most up-to-date win, ‘Bud’ is now extensively considered the most effective pound-for-pound boxers of his technology. He sits on the high of the game with fellow undefeated stars Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue as a lot of the supporters’ selection for finest boxer on this planet.
However to be in the identical ring as Canelo Alvarez and finally be acknowledged as one of many greats, Terence Crawford was compelled to maneuver up in weight. Regardless of a commanding efficiency reside on Netflix, he made a revelation about his future within the sport following his win 10 days in the past.
Crawford has been the topic of rumors of retirement, although nothing is ready in stone. Nevertheless, one factor that has been confirmed is that the 37-year-old has no plans to maneuver again down in weight.
This determination has value him his WBA tremendous welterweight champion standing.
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To seize the WBA tremendous welterweight title earlier than it was ripped out of his grasp, Terence Crawford earned a unanimous determination victory over Israil Madrimov.
Because of Crawford’s absence, Interim champion Abass Baraou has been promoted to the undisputed champion.
If his time competing in opposition to the very best on this planet has come to an finish, the Nebraska native might take the exhibition route.
Terence Crawford admitted that, if the cash was proper, he may very well be subsequent in line to face Jake Paul after the controversial influencer’s struggle in opposition to Gervonta Davis.
One other identify linked with Crawford is UFC light-weight champion Ilia Topuria. The Spaniard has been a revelation within the octagon and is seemingly taking the Conor McGregor path to superstardom in fight sports activities.
