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Terence Crawford quits boxing: ‘He has nothing left to prove’

Published

10 months ago

December 16, 2025

Five-division champion Terence Crawford announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from boxing.

The announcement came just three months after Crawford became the only boxer in the four-belt era to become undisputed champion in three weight classes, which he accomplished in September when he defeated Canelo Alvarez to win the undisputed super middleweight title.

Crawford posted on social media that he was “leaving a great player with nothing more to prove.”

“I’m stepping away from the competition not because I’m done fighting, but because I’ve won a different kind of battle. The one where you walk away on your own terms,” Crawford said on his YouTube channel. “This isn’t goodbye, it’s the end of one fight and the beginning of another.”

He added: “I have given this sport every breath I have. Every scar, every triumph, every piece of my heart. I have come to terms with what comes next. And now the time has come. Thank you.”

Crawford, 38, retires from the sport with a record of 42-0 and 31 knockout victories. In addition to being the undisputed super middleweight champion, he became the undisputed welterweight champion by defeating Errol Spence Jr. by knockout in July 2023 and was the undisputed junior welterweight champion when he defeated Julius Indongo in August 2017.

Crawford has hosted 18 major world championships in five weight classes: lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight, junior middleweight and super middleweight. He topped ESPN’s Top 100 Players of 2025 and retired as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport.

“I’ve been chasing something my whole life,” Crawford said. “Not the stripes, not the money, not the headlines. But that feeling you get when the world doubts you and you keep showing up and proving everyone wrong.”

Fighting out of Omaha, Nebraska, Crawford made his professional debut in 2008 after failing to make the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. His debut was not met with as much enthusiasm as his peers and went unnoticed until he took the stage on three days’ notice to face Breidis Prescott in his first televised fight in the co-main event of the Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado 2 event on HBO in 2013. He easily overtook Prescott to win his first major world title when he defeated Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title in 2014.

Crawford has struggled to start fights against bigger names in boxing and separated from Top Rank Promotions after a stoppage win over Shawn Porter in 2021 to test free agency. The move paid off and Crawford signed a contract to fight unified welterweight champion Spence to determine the undisputed champion. In a breakthrough performance, he dominated Spence, cementing himself as one of the best players of his generation.

However, Crawford was not satisfied and took the fight to Alvarez, who was competing three weight classes above him at 168 pounds. After defeating Israil Madrimov in his lone 154-pound fight in 2024, Crawford secured a September fight with Alvarez.

Despite competing at a lighter weight, Crawford brilliantly defeated Alvarez and won by unanimous decision. There was speculation that Crawford would seek a fourth undisputed title at 160 pounds or fight YouTuber-turned-award-winner Jake Paul, but Crawford chose to retire instead.

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

Published

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

Published

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

Published

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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