If Terence “Bud” Crawford wants to make his case as the greatest non-heavyweight in the history of boxing, he gave himself a helluva Exhibit A late Saturday night in Vegas: Crawford took Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s soul while earning a unanimous decision win that gave him all of his title belts, too. Crawford remains undefeated and now holds the undisputed super …
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LAS VEGAS — Outside Allegiant Stadium, silence. Less than an hour after Terence Crawford’s win over Canelo Alvarez, thousands of Mexican fans poured across a bridge towards Mandalay Bay, looks of resignation splashed across their faces. “I can’t f—— believe,” said a man draped in a Mexican flag, “that happened.” That was Crawford’s unanimous decision win over Alvarez, a victory …
Read More »LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terence Crawford said several times in his soft-spoken but confident way that he’s proven doubters wrong throughout his boxing career — and he was planning to do it again. Few listened. Canelo Alvarez was the bigger name, the one most responsible for helping draw an announced record crowd of 70,482 on Saturday night. But Crawford now …
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford squared off in a super middleweight contest earlier tonight (Sat. Sept. 13, 2025) live on Netflix inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. After 12 entertaining rounds of action, Crawford was named the winner via unanimous decision. Crawford opened the fight by flashing his jab. Alvarez pressed early but didn’t throw a shot in the …
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After scaling two divisions to outclass Canelo Álvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight championship before a record crowd on Saturday night, Terence Crawford wasted no time calling it the defining performance of an already brilliant career. “This is definitely a signature win,” Crawford told reporters afterward. “Moving up two weight classes, being the B-side, fighting a guy that’s been undefeated in …
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LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford sealed the most sensational win of his storied career Saturday night, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez to become the undisputed super middleweight champion at 168 pounds. In front of a stadium record 70,482 fans, the 37-year-old fighter nicknamed “Bud” upset the odds to make history and become a three-time undisputed champion, …
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LAS VEGAS — If you’re lucky as a boxing fan, a given era in time will produce the kind of boxer who transcends the greatness around him and becomes the default measuring stick for everyone who comes after. In the 10 years since the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao superfight effectively brought an end to the post-Roy Jones Jr. era that was …
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Alvarez arrived at the news conference marked up but unbowed. “I’m going to continue,” he said, swiftly putting to bed any suggestion he might call it a day. As a teenager, the flame-haired fighter would ride Guadalajara’s city buses for hours, peddling ice creams just to help his family get by. His first paydays in the ring were scarcely better …
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Getty Images Terence Crawford is crowding the history books. On Saturday, Crawford became the first three-division undisputed boxing champion of the four-belt era, overcoming his status as a marginal underdog to beat super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez. Crawford moved up two weight classes to pursue greatness. The added muscle did not hamper him. Crawford implemented his signature speed and elusiveness …
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Alvarez targeted the body with his left hook in the second, but Crawford used his speed and accuracy to tag the Guadalajara native upstairs. The third saw Alvarez pressuring Crawford more, but “Bud” boxed effectively off his back foot, as he avoided any incoming fire to the head. Alvarez was landing his left hook to the body, but Crawford started …
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