Terence Crawford announced this Tuesday Retirement from professional boxingthree months after his victory over Saúl “Canelo” Álvarezwhich allowed him to become the undisputed super middleweight champion and close one Race without defeats. The announcement was made through a video broadcast on his social networks, in which he confirmed that he was leaving active competition at the age of 38.
“I’m retiring of the competition, not because I ended my career as a boxer, but because I won a different kind of battle”Crawford said this in his farewell message in a video on social media. “The battle of retreating on your own terms”he added.
Nebraska-born American boxer defeated Canelo by unanimous decision last September in Las Vegas, with a performance that allowed him to retain the WBA, IBF and WBO super middleweight belts. As he explained in his farewell message, the decision was a personal one after reaching your sporting goals.
Crawford leaves with a record of 42 wins31 of them by knockout, No draws or lossesand with the peculiarity that it was never officially shot down in any battle. Over the course of his career He won 18 world titles in five different categories: lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight and super middleweight.a brand reserved for historical athletes. In addition, the left-handed fighter was Considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world.
At his public farewell, he emphasized that his career was determined by the desire to prove his skills in the ring. “I’ve spent my whole life pursuing something. No belts, no money, no headlines. But that feeling you feel when the world doubts youbut you keep going and proving everyone wrong again and again,” he said.
Crawford’s career distribute everywhere three decades. He made his professional debut in 2008 and within a few years he established himself as one of the leading figures in American boxing. He won his first world title in 2014 when he defeated Scotland’s Ricky Burns to win the World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight belt – the start of a series of conquests in various divisions.
Over the course of his career All of his victories came by unanimous decision or knockout., without a judge ruling in favor of a rival. This fact highlights the dominance he maintained in all categories in which he competed and explains the consensus surrounding his figure in contemporary boxing.
Crawford was also a champion at the institutional level World Boxing Council super middleweight (CMB), though This belt has been removed at the beginning of this month for non-payment of the relevant penalty fees. Nevertheless, at the time of his retirement, he retained the division’s other three major titles.
“Every boxer knows this moment will come, we just never know when,” Crawford said. “I dedicated myself to this sport until my last breath”he added.
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