Terence Crawford turned the boxing world upside down with his stunning, unanimous decision victory over Mexican phenom Saul Alvarez, capturing the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles on Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. “Bud” moved up in weight to secure his “Canelo” fight on Netflix and following his commanding performance in […]
Terence Crawford turned the boxing world upside down with his stunning, unanimous decision victory over Mexican phenom Saul Alvarez, capturing the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles on Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. “Bud” moved up in weight to secure his “Canelo” fight on Netflix and following his commanding performance in “Sin City,” has no immediate plans to move back down.
The decision cost Crawford the WBA super welterweight title.
That means current interim champion Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs), who thumped Yoenis Tellez to score the substitute strap last August in Orlando, will now carry the undisputed title, not unlike this heavyweight situation that recently played out for UFC fans.
WBA officials are expected to name Baraou’s first title defense in the coming weeks, with names like Conor Benn and Josh Kelly at (or near) the top of the list. As for Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs), he’s taking some time off before shuffling through his list of available opponents.
Which may not include David Benavidez or “Boots” Ennis.
“This is the top of the top,” Crawford said during the post-fight press conference. “Canelo is an all-time great, like I said before. He’s the last one. There’s no more Canelos, there’s no more. So when you look around, you say that I’m Canelo. I’m the face of boxing now. I’m the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, like I’ve always been.”
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