The American boxer Terence Crawford announced his retirement this Tuesday at the age of 38with a perfect record of 42 wins in 42 fightsafter it had been undisputed champion in three different categories And “There is nothing left to prove”. His last fight, which completed his unblemished record of 42-0, was against the Mexican in September of this year Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarezin addition won by unanimous decision crowned himself undisputed in the super middleweight division.
“I leave the competition not because I can no longer fight, but because I have won a different type of fight: the one because I can go through my own decision. This is not farewell, it is just the end of one fight and the beginning of another,” said the first undisputed three-time world champion in the history of boxing in the era of four titles (WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO) in a video broadcast on social networks.
“I have given this sport every last breath, every scar, every triumph, every piece of my heart. And I am at peace with what is to come. The time has come.”Crawford said.
Crawford concludes his 17-year career with 18 world titles in five divisions. The Omaha native was the undisputed champion at super lightweight, welterweight and super middleweight and also collected belts at lightweight and super welterweight.
Of Crawford’s 42 wins, 31 came by knockout. The fight against Álvarez was considered a masterstroke, as Crawford moved up two divisions to fight him.
According to Forbes magazine Crawford has earned more than $100 million in the ring.
“Every boxer knows this moment is coming. The only thing we don’t know is when.”he explained in the farewell video.
“I’ve spent my life chasing something, not belts, not money or camouflage, but a feeling: the one you get when the world doubts you but you’re still there, still fighting and still proving everyone wrong. This sport has given me everything,” he said.
“I fought for my family, I fought for my city. I fought for the boy that I was, who had nothing more than a dream and a pair of gloves, and I always did it my way,” Crawford concluded.
With agency information
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