Terence “Bud” Crawford(42-0, 31 KOs) has retired from the sport of boxing, he announced on Tuesday.
Three-time undisputed champion and five-division world title holder announced his retirement via a video on social media.
The 38-year-old became the first man to be undisputed in three different weight classes in the four-belt era.
Crawford entered the pro ranks on March 14, 2008, and he spent 17 years as a pro. He ended his career on a run of 20 straight world title fights over an 11-year period, beginning with his lightweight victory over Ricky Burns in Scotland in March of 2014. His world title run culminated in a legendary super middleweight win over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 13 in front of a sold-out crowd of 70,482 fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
After traveling across the pond to win his first world championship, Crawford made two successful title defenses of his lightweight crown before moving up to super lightweight in 2015. He quickly took over the 140-pound division, stopping Thomas Dulorme in April of 2015 for his first world title in the new weight class. He would make five successful title defenses at 140 pounds before winning undisputed honors with a win overJulius Indongo in 2017.
With one undisputed title on his resume, he set his sights on the welterweight division and wasted no time earning his first world title at 147 pounds. Crawford made his welterweight debut in June of 2018 against Jeff Horn. Crawford staked his claim on the talent-laden division with a ninth-round stoppage victory over Horn. He notched six more wins in the division to set up a long-awaited super fight with fellow undefeated world champion Errol Spence. Crawford dominated Spence from the opening bell, sending him to the canvas twice before stopping him in the ninth round to become the undisputed champion in his second weight division.
After fully conquering welterweight, he continued his rise through the weight classes to super welterweight, where he won a world title in a fourth straight weight division with a unanimous decision win over Israil Madrimov in August of 2024.
Crawford is an all-time great, and he is still performing at a high level. Maybe it’s over, or perhaps it’s not, but if it’s really over, he walked away at the top of his game.
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