Canelo Alvarez pinpointed exactly where he went wrong in his match against Terence Crawford, vowing to correct such mistakes and deliver a better performance in his next match.

The Mexican suffered a unanimous decision loss to “Bud” last September, losing the undisputed super middleweight crown in convincing fashion.

Moreover, Crawford moved up two weight classes after a points victory over Israil Madrimov, thanks to which he won the WBA super welterweight world title in August 2024.

In other words, the American was a sizable underdog before the Canelo fight, having remained undefeated since being conquered unanimously scored by Dmitry Bivol in 2022

It wasn’t quite as one-sided this time, but Crawford nonetheless seemed to be the faster and more skillful fighter during larger periods of competition.

Talks of a potential rematch were thwarted, however, when Crawford announced his retirement in December, meaning all four of his major 168-pound titles became vacant.

However, if there was a second match left on the table, Canelo believes he would make the necessary changes to win.

A 35-year-old man in particular told Inside the Ring that he wouldn’t focus so much on Crawford’s style, but rather on his own strengths.

“Sometimes your body doesn’t respond the way you want it to [it to]. But I know what my mistakes are [were]and I can adjust everything to make everything perfect.

“I see a lot of mistakes I made. I tried to be faster because of his style and everything. No, I just have to do my job and that’s it.”

Instead of a rematch with Crawford, Canelo is now preparing to face WBC super middleweight world champion Christian Mbilli on September 12 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Mauricio Sulaiman has made clear the WBC’s position on Noel Mikaelian’s reported plans to continue his unification fight with Jai Opetaia.

The WBC president said Mikaelian must follow the sanctioning body’s order to fight David Benavidez. If he chooses Opetaia instead, he will no longer be recognized as the WBC cruiserweight champion.

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Daniel Dubois gives a unique account of how Oleksandr Usyk, his former opponent, secured an 11th round stoppage victory over Rico Verhoeven.

The Ukrainian successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title last week, but his victory was put under the microscope after referee Mark Lyson announced a controversial stoppage.

Initially, many suspected that the stoppage had come too soon, as Verhoeven recovered from a ponderous knockdown in the 11th round.

The former kickboxer gave an incredible performance, exceeding most expectations, but was ultimately rejected after the bell sounded to end round 11.

It must be admitted that the referee had already made his decision and had every right to stop the fight at this point.

However, the nature of his decision was met with a backlash, with many arguing that Verhoeven should be given the chance to fight for his shield.

However, Dubois said he knows exactly what it’s like to be on the verge of stopping Usyk Boxing King’s Media that there is no problem with the result.

“It was good. I think Usyk did what he had to do. It was a good win. I think [the stoppage] “He was right.”

Later talking to DiscussionSPORTThe Briton was asked whether he thought the performance showed that his former rival was past his prime.

“Maybe. I think so. He looked like he was struggling a little. But he won.”

Dubois was first stopped by Usyk in 2023 after the ninth round their rematch in July 2025 ended in a more decisive fifth-round knockout.

Dubois has since gone on to dethrone Fabio Wardley, and their brutal fight last month earned him an 11th round stoppage to claim the WBO heavyweight title.