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 fighter of Omaha announced his farewell at the age of 38, after an impeccable career of 42 victories and a legacy marked by undisputed titles and historic triumphs, including the one achieved before Saul Álvarez.
Terence Crawford announced this Tuesday his retirement from professional boxing, three months after his victory over Saul “Canelo” Álvarez, which allowed him to consecrate undisputed champion of the supermedium weight and close a race without defeats. The announcement was made through a video broadcast on his social networks, where he confirmed that he leaves the competition active at age 38. “I withdraw from the competition, not because I have …
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WellandTribune.caTerence Crawford, boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighter, retires on top with 42
Terence Crawford, who claimed the title of best pound-for-pound boxer with a convincing victory over Canelo Alvarez in September, announced his retirement on Tuesday.
The fighter Terence Crawford announced this Tuesday his retirement from professional sport at the age of 38, with a perfect record of 42 victories in 42 fights, after having been undisputed champion in three different categories and, he said, “without anything more to prove.” “I’m out of the competition, not because I can no longer fight, but because I’ve won another kind of battle: to be able to leave by choice. This is not a goodbye, it’s just…
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