Promoter Eddie Hearn says that he is worried that the “pumped” body, age and inactivity of Teuchnid Crawford can negatively affect his superfigura against Canelo Alvarez this Saturday, September 13, at the Allegian stadium in Las Vegas.
Hearn says that Crawford is 37 years aged, he fights once a year for the last few years and did not look great in his last fight, 13 months ago against Israil Madrimov. He asks if Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) will cope with the power of the undisputed super middle champion in Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KO), because he moves up two classes to face him.
Hearn also has concerns about Canelo, especially about his age and legs. He noticed that Canelo’s legs showed signs of slowdown with his inability to cut off the ring against his last opponent, William Scull, May 3, 2025.
Hearna’s doubts about Crawford’s body
“I’m worried that I see the size of Crawford. It looks like pumped, much larger than usual. It is very complex to do it for your body and go and perform as you always perform. I don’t know if it will facilitate him,” said Eddie Hearn supervisor Stamping ground About the physical transformation, which Terenca Crawford went through with the size, which he put in the fight Canelo Alvarez.
The additional weight that Crawford put on can make it complex for him if Canelo is pushed to a swift pace. However, it is doubtful whether the Mexican star has Cardio required to force Tereska to fight enough to play his weight.
What can be a decision -maker in this fight is the power of Canelo and his striking body. Crawford was not hit in a professional fight by a warrior about Canelo’s power. Delived from Omah, Nebraska, Crawford, he was wounded in his fights with Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2014 and Egidijus Kavaliauskas in 2019.
Both warriors show their age
“I’m worried if he is [Canelo] The same warrior at this stage of his career. They are both aged in terms of fighters. What is Crawford, 36, 37 [Note: Terence turns 38 on September 28]. Canelo 36 [correction: 35]. I remember watching [William] Fighting with Scull. I just felt that his legs slowed down a little. “
Canelo showed signs of deterioration since the fight against Jaime Munguia on May 4, 2024. He fought well in the first three rounds against Mungui, but then he seemed to get tired, and did the minimum of the rest of the road to get a 12-round unanimous decision.
It was the same in the last two fights of Canelo with Edgar Berlang and William Scull. He fought early, but then he threw the sporadic impact of the rest of the road to win a pair of 12-round decisions.
Fight once a year
“Can Crawford cope with the power at 168? Let’s be sincere. He didn’t look great against [Israil] Madrimov at 154. He was so inactive. He has fought once a year for the last two years, even three years [correction: Crawford has fought once a year since 2021]. At the moment my head slightly bends towards Crawford. I want to see him next week in the scales – said Hearn.
Canelo-Madrimov’s fight was so closed that she could go to Madrimov’s path because more complex, cleaner shots landed. Terenka won a 12-round unanimous decision, but his age, rust ring and lack of power influenced him in this fight. It was an infusion of witches who acted against Crawford in this competition. The judges gave him victory, but in my opinion Madrimov should be a winner. Hearn feels the same. Madrimov won. It was not the perfect performance of Crawford to go into Superfight against Canelo.
“I think they are both aged. It’s almost as if they are getting aged faster. Canelo has not stopped anyone since then [Caleb] Bet [on November 6, 2021]Hearn said.
Crawford’s reflex
Terenka looked as if he had become day by day in his last fight with Madrimov on August 3, 2024, Crawford was out of the ring for over a year since victory over Errol Spence on July 29, 2023. In 13 months after the ring Bud was not reminiscent of the same warrior physically against Madrim, because he was against Spendin.
Crawford has repeatedly hit the uncomplicated Madrimov’s laws of the entire 12-round fight. In my opinion, reflexes for 36-year-old Crawford looked on erosion. Now Crawford is inactive for another 13 months from the Madrimova competition, and he is approaching 38 when he goes into his superpower against Canelo.
Although Crawford was able to successfully fight, despite the repetitive breaks in 2021, the opposition he met with was not starred.
Crawford opposition returning from 3 long annual breaks:
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
Zuffa Boxing
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+.
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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.
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
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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.
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.
TV Coverage
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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.
