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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By Pablo Antonio García Escorihuela, CNN en Español. Terence Crawford shook the boxing world twice in the same year. In September 2025, in Las Vegas, he defeated Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez by unanimous decision to become the first undisputed three-division champion in boxing history. But even more impactful was the decision he made on December 16. His retirement, which he had hinted at in the post-fight interview against the Mexican fighter in Nevada…
Terence Crawford, who claimed the pound-for-pound throne with a convincing victory over Canelo Alvarez in September, announced his retirement from boxing on Tuesday.
With Nothing And Nobody Left To Conquer, Terence Crawford Retires
Terence “Bud” Crawford, the most accomplished fighter of his generation, announced his retirement last night on social media, saying he had “nothing else left to prove.” It's hard to argue with the man. Crawford leaves the fight game with a 42-0 record, and recognized as the only fighter in the alphabet soup era of boxing to hold undisputed championships in three different weight classes. The first of his undisputeds came at light welterweight …
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 …
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