The boxing community bids farewell to Terence Crawford, who announced his retirement Tuesday at age 38 with a triumphant 42-0 professional record. The revelation came via an emotional social media video, bringing closure to a triumphant career that spanned three decades and five weight divisions.
Crawford’s September showdown with Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas represented the culmination of his triumphant career. The unanimous decision victory gave him the undisputed super middleweight championship and demonstrated his ability to triumph against the sport’s biggest names.
Crawford’s retirement announcement focused on the personal victory of leaving on his own terms. He spoke movingly about the forces that made his career triumphant—proving skeptics wrong, supporting his family, representing his Nebraska hometown, and fulfilling the dreams of his younger self.
After turning professional in 2008, Crawford established himself as an exceptional talent. His first world championship came in 2014 with a victory over Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title, launching a triumphant period that saw him conquer five different weight divisions and build one of boxing’s most impressive legacies.
Crawford’s final statistics are historic: 42 victories without loss, 31 by knockout, 18 world titles spanning five weight classes, never being knocked down, and currently holding three super middleweight championships (WBA, IBF, WBO). His perfect record includes the extraordinary fact that every single victory came via stoppage or unanimous decision, with not one judge ever scoring in favor of any opponent throughout his entire career.