US EditionTerence 'Bud' Crawford retires from boxing with 42
- On Dec. 16, 2025, Terence 'Bud' Crawford announced his retirement in a YouTube tribute video, leaving boxing unbeaten at 42-0 as the only male three-division undisputed champion in the four-belt era.
- Crawford said he was stepping away after winning a different kind of battle and thanked his team and family for their support in his YouTube video.
- Across a 17-year career since 2008, Terence 'Bud' Crawford won 18 world titles across five weight classes and recorded 31 knockouts, including a TKO of rival Errol Spence Jr.
- The announcement ends speculation about a rematch, a middleweight move, and a Jake Paul fight, while positioning Crawford for first-ballot Hall of Fame consideration and removing him from Riyadh Season event talks next year.
- Yet boxing commentators warned retirements are often reversible, but the boxing community said Crawford's legacy would rank among boxing's greatest exits if he stays retired.
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The world of boxing has been dumbened by the announcement that no one wanted to hear, but that many could feel after its last exhibition. Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford, the man who has dominated the quadrilateral with an almost surgical mastery for more than a decade, has confirmed his definitive withdrawal from professional boxing. He makes it true to his style: at the top, undefeated and with the aura of invincibility intact. Crawford leaves leaving …
Terence Crawford fulfills the desire of all athletes: announces retirement at its best. Nebraska's native comes from surprise the world. In September, he beat Canelo Álvarez to keep the undisputed crown of the Supermedians. At the age of 38, he realized an absolute validity.Crawford leaves as a true legend. In his record there are no defeats: he won 42 wins, 31 of which occurred by knockout, which earned him to be considered one of the best pugi…
Terence Crawford surprised the boxing world. Three months after dethroning Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez from his undisputed supermedweight champion belts in Las Vegas, the 'Bud' announced his withdrawal from pugilism. Through a video uploaded to his social networks, the 38-year-old American with 42 undefeated wins, world champion in five divisions and three times undisputed champion, announced his decision. "I walk away from the competition, not becaus…
From time to time: boxing champion Terence Crawford ends his career undefeated! "I withdraw from competition sports – not because I'm done fighting, but because I've won a different kind of fight," announces the 38-year-old American in a video on the social media. "The fight in which you step down on your own conditions."Crawford has a unique sports career behind him. During his career he became world champion in five weight classes. Since 2008 …
Boxing legend Crawford resigns as undefeated champion. Five weight classes, 42 victories, no defeat.
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