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Benavidez mandate: The only fight that can legitimize Crawford’s claim to the status of all time

Published

1 year ago

September 14, 2025

Image: The Benavidez Mandate: The Only Fight That Can Legitimize Crawford's Claim to All-Time Status

The victorious victory of Terenka Crawford over the falling champion of four Super Middle Wweight Canelo Alvarez stripes Last Saturday in the evening was not good enough to prove to fans that it should be on Mount Rushmore with boxing on a great list he was talking about.

Benavidez is a real test

Crawford must defeat David Benavidez That he would show that he deserves that he is seen as a real great. Is it too much, what to ask for? There is no difference between Crawford and Benavidez other than the whole height for the “Mexican 6’2 monster”. They both have the same range 74 1/2 ″.

We saw Crawford defeated the faded Canelo to collect all four lanes at the same time to become unquestioned in 168, and we saw how he does the same with the version of the Errol Spence disaster in 2019, capturing three belts to achieve this feat at 147.

Can David Benavidez still earn 168 pounds? 🤔

– Turki Alalshikh (@Turki_ALSHIKH) September 14, 2025

Alvarez and Spence were faded when Crawford fought them. Casual fans would not know this, or undetectable boxing fans who do not bother with the study of the physical state of Buda opponents. We want to see if Crawford can defeat the warrior in the first career in David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO).

Turks Alalshikh must forget about pouring money into the rematch between Canelo and Crawford. Instead, he must focus on setting the fight between Crawford and Benavidez.

Alalshikh mandate

As you might expect, Terenka will refuse to fight Benavidez if he is offered by Turks. But if this is the only option given to him in Take-it-Albo-Leave-Im A way, he would not have a choice. If Turki told Crawford everything that he has for him after the last two less than some fights with Alvarez and Israil Madrimov, he would have to accept Benavidez or retire.

We have to prove that Terenka can defeat the real juvenile Tip fighter. We saw that he could already defeat faded fighters. I want to see if Crawford can overcome the talent in his career to show that he is not a calculated warrior who carefully chooses his opponents in his most sensitive state in his career.

Terenka did not start showing great interest in fighting Spence until after a car accident in 2019. He did not start to run a campaign to fight Canelo until his insignificant performances in 2024 against Jaime Munguui and Edgar Berlang.

Run to victory

Crawford’s victory over Canelo consisted of being too substantial to consider him worthy on a great list of all time. In addition to the reality that Canelo is no longer in his splendor and seems to be a shell of his ex -self, Crawford’s movement was the opposite of how great warriors fight.

Career produced?

Placing Terenca prematurely on the list of all time Pass it Because his biography is too frail and there is a perception of many fans that he is his career Just a scam. In other words, they believe that Crawford has been artificially produced to make it look better than he did because of the combination of a cunning, calculated saving and manipulation of the combat weight much below its actual size of 170+ pounds.

All time great

Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Leonard
Henry Armstrong
Jack Johnson
Salvador Sanchez
Willie Pep
Roberto Duran
Jack Dempsey

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Last updated on 14.09.2025

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Scorecard Analysis: Key Highlights and Insights

Published

7 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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"Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Scorecard Analysis: Key Highlights and Insights"

World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.

The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.

WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.

Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard

Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton

(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)

Heavyweight
Copper Box Arena, London
10×3

Round	Fisher	Pirotton
Round 1	10	9
Round 2	10	9
Round 3	9	10
Round 4	9	10
Round 5	10	9
Round 6	10	9
Round 7	10	9
Round 8	10	9
Round 9	10	9
Round 10	10	9
WBN Totals:	98	92

Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95

Preview

Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.

The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.

The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.

The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.

About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

Read Phil Jay’s full bio and latest stories.

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Results: Latest Fight Outcome and Highlights

Published

10 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Results: Latest Fight Outcome and Highlights

World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.

Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.

Results

All times are local BST.

23:41

Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.

22:42

Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.

21:43

Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.

20:52

Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.

20:32

Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.

19:29

Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.

18:40

Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.

18:24

Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.

17:42

Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.

Remaining Bouts

Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight

Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight

TV Coverage

The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.

Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.

About the Author

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Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap

Published

11 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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"Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap"

World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.

Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.

Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.

Results

All times are local BST.

23:11

Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.

Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.

22:04

Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.

21:22

Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.

20:10

Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.

19:56

Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.

18:55

Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.

18:11

Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.

17:22

Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.