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Don’t doubt Terence Crawford, even after he retired from boxing

Published

10 months ago

December 17, 2025

An all-time great player, even though he has just entered his financial prime, announces his retirement, leaving, say, another $100 million on the table.

I know what you’re thinking.

NO.

Don’t doubt Terence Crawford. That’s what has fueled him all these years. This is what made him the undisputed champion at 140, 147 and 168 pounds. This is what made him the greatest fighter in the world (no offense to Oleksandr Usyk, for whom a case can also be made). And now, in violation of almost every boxing convention, it allowed him to retire on his own terms, undefeated at the very top of the game, after his signature victory.

The only other guy I know who has done this – and remained retired – is the great Andre Ward, who retired in 2017 after back-to-back victories over one-time featherlight heavyweight boogeyman Sergei Kovalev.

“What strikes me most about where Terence is, where I’ve been fortunate enough to get to – with your legacy, your abilities and your fortune intact – is that you’ve defeated the greatest opponent any warrior can face, an opponent who has defeated some of the greatest warriors who have ever lived,” Ward told me Tuesday night. “You have defeated the sport itself. You have overcome the doubters, the injuries, the praise and the criticism. You have overcome the risk: that single punch that could change your legacy and your life. That is slim air. You have defeated boxing.”

Boxing is full of pitfalls, starting with the fighter’s ego. The same ego that made you great makes you come back as a smaller version of yourself. Additionally, the game itself is almost rigged, favoring the bigger man against the smaller, younger man versus the older, so-called A-side fighter who generates the lion’s share of the revenue compared to everyone else. At 38, Crawford, who has spent most of his career outside the 147-pound weight class, didn’t stand out with those traits when he faced Canelo Alvarez in September. At the time, Canelo was not only the undisputed 168-pound champion, but also boxing’s most lucrative attraction. However, Crawford’s historic victory was even more one-sided than the unanimous scorecards might lead you to believe.

It all comes down to the two-sided concept of money and doubt. For a generation of fighters, some of whom were truly great but not great, the Canelo fight became the record of their lives. But for Crawford, Canelo became his “white whale,” an existential corrective to any doubters at any stage of his career. And there were plenty of them.

“This is the only fight I want,” Crawford told Turki Alalshikh, the president of the Saudi Entertainment Authority, which financed the Canelo fight.

At the time, Alalshikh was more interested in matching Crawford with Jaron “Boots” Ennis or Vergil Ortiz Jr., both undefeated 154-pound superstars. But Crawford didn’t want to hear about it.

“Boots is not a megafight,” he told me in September. “Vergil Ortiz is not a megafight. It’s the end of my career. They’ll say, ‘You were supposed to win.’ I want Canelo Alvarez.”

If you didn’t think he could beat Canelo back then, maybe you’ll think better now. Crawford will remain retired – if only because the boxing opportunities are always increasing. Doubt him if you must, just remember that when it comes to doubters, Crawford is undefeated. Before Canelo, there were those who thought he would never beat Errol Spence Jr., whose career he ended. There were those at his former promotional company, Top Rank, who honestly signed him when no other major promoter would, and concluded he would never be a huge attraction.

Crawford has had doubts in every league since the amateurs. Although in hindsight one has to wonder why, considering his amateur victory over a juvenile fighter as talented as Mikey Garcia. There was some doubt that Crawford was from Omaha, Nebraska, which was nowhere on the boxing map until he put it there.

Local police had doubts about Crawford. With the children on the corner. By some of his teachers. But most of all and most famously by his own mother, Miss Debra.

On the eve of his first title fight 11 years ago, Crawford found himself an underdog far from home, fighting Scottish champion Ricky Burns in Glasgow. Before her son left for Scotland, Miss Debra gave him her usual pre-fight pep talk. “You’re not…” she told her son. – I’ll kick your ass.

“I knew it would stick in his head,” she told me in 2018. “And he’ll go out there and kick some ass.”

In fact, that’s what happened: a little-known fighter traveling across continents to win a unanimous decision in the champion’s backyard. That’s how it started: his long, undefeated title streak.

But looking back, I think differently about Miss Debra. Mike Tyson has a theory about great fighters, starting with Alexander the Great, that they are all mommy’s boys. “That’s why Alexander kept pushing forward,” Tyson once said. “He didn’t want to come home and be dominated by his mother.”

By this standard, matriarch Crawford is on par with Olympus himself.

Thank you, Mrs. Debra.

Thank you, Terence.

It was a pleasure. It was a challenge. It was an honor.

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Live Round-by-Round Updates and Results

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1 hour ago

October 17, 2026

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Live Round-by-Round Updates and Results

Sebastian Fundora will return to action tonight, defending his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribaj in a main event that will air live on TNT as well as stream on DAZN.

Fundora has staked his claim as the top dog at 154 lbs right now, though there are other, potentially tougher challenges than Hadribeaj, but the challenger has his chance tonight, and he’ll look to make it count.

UPDATE (2:35 pm ET): The fight between Brandon Figueroa and Tomoki Kameda has been officially canceled. Figueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scales yesterday, then fell ill overnight.

Wil Esco will lead the live coverage this evening, with live results and updates for the two main card undercard bouts, then round-by-round results and updates for the main event. Join us!

How to Watch Fundora vs Hadribeaj

Streaming: DAZN (subscription)

Location: The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV, USA

Fundora vs Hadribeaj full card lineup

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results

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2 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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"Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Start Time and Live Results"

Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:34 am EDT

FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj

Sebastian Fundora

Ermal Hadribaj

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Venue: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Card starts: 8:00 pm EDT / 1:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Expected ring walks: 11:00 pm EDT / 4:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Weight class: super welterweight
Scheduled distance: 12 rounds

Live results will appear here on fight night.

Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
WBC super welterweight title.

Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight.

Armando Reséndiz vs Koen Mazoudier
Super middleweight, 10 rounds.

Marco Romero vs Braulio Ferreira
Super middleweight, eight rounds.

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley Rematch: Live Results and Fight Updates

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5 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley Rematch: Live Results and Fight Updates

By Boxing News 24 Desk – 10/17/2026 – Comments

Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Wardley on DAZN PPV at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, October 17.

Fabio Wardley gets another crack at Daniel Dubois five months after dropping him twice but losing their first fight. Dubois recovered to stop Wardley in the 11th round in Manchester.

UPCOMING

Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley

2026-10-17 · 14:00 ET / 7:00 PM UK · O2 Arena, London · Live on DAZN

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Wardley returns as the challenger. Dubois makes his first defence against the heavyweight he dethroned in May, with DAZN PPV and DAZN Ultimate Tier carrying the rematch.

Start Time and Ring Walks

Coverage starts at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

Dubois and Wardley are expected to make their ring walks at approximately 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT. All times fall on Saturday, October 17.

DAZN PPV Price

The standalone PPV costs £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the USincluding the undercard and main event.

DAZN Ultimate Tier subscribers receive the event without a separate PPV purchase.

Full Fight Card, Weigh-In Results and Expected Times

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley

WBO heavyweight title

Dubois: 253.9 lbs (115.17 kg) | Wardley: 248.3 lbs (112.63 kg)

Expected ring walks: 10:30 pm BST / 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm PT

Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr.

British and Commonwealth lightweight titles

O’Doherty: 134.12 lbs (60.84 kg) | Gomez Jr.: 134.3 lbs (60.92 kg)

Approximate start: 9:30 pm BST / 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT

Adam Olaniyan vs Dan Garber

Heavyweight

Olaniyan: 250.15 lbs (113.47 kg) | Garber: 223.15 lbs (101.22 kg)

Approximate start: 9:10 pm BST / 4:10 pm ET / 1:10 pm PT

Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres

Heavyweight

Jalolov: 255.12 lbs (115.72 kg) | Dacres: 242.9 lbs (110.18 kg)

Approximate start: 8:10 pm BST / 3:10 pm ET / 12:10 pm PT

Nelson Birchall vs Levi Gilles

Approximate start: 7:10 pm BST / 2:10 pm ET / 11:10 am PT

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