Dec. 16, 2025, 7:02 p.m. ET
Boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford, who has received world championships in 5 totally different weight courses, introduced his retirement from the game on Dec. 16.
Crawford posted the announcement on social media with a caption saying “Strolling away as an ideal with nothing else left to show.”
“I’ve been blessed to dwell out a dream that began lengthy earlier than the lights, the followers, or the world titles. From Omaha to the largest levels in boxing, each step of this journey was earned via sacrifice, self-discipline, and religion,” Crawford wrote within the caption of a five-minute YouTube video.
“I gave this sport every part I had. I confronted the most effective, moved via weight courses, and made historical past alone phrases. 42-0. 3x Undisputed. 5 Division World Champion. No shortcuts. No excuses.
“This isn’t goodbye to boxing … it’s a thanks. Thanks to my household, my group, my metropolis, and the followers who rode with me via each chapter. Thanks to the game for shaping the person I’m right this moment. The gloves might have come off, however legacy is without end.”
The 38-year-old Crawford finishes his profession with a 42-0 file (31 KOs), together with his final battle in September, an unanimous choice victory over Canelo Alvarez, taking the World Boxing Council super-middleweight title.
Simply two weeks in the past, the WBC stripped Crawford of that belt for failing to pay their sanctioning charges.
“Very sadly, the WBC didn’t obtain an acknowledgment of receipt nor any response to any of these communications,” the WBC mentioned on the time. “The WBC had no alternative however to behave.”
Crawford, an Omaha, Nebraska, native, had been boxing since he was 8, and turned skilled in 2008 after a prolific novice profession. He began racking up world titles in 2013, profitable the NABO light-weight title with a TKO victory over Alejandro Sanabria.
Crawford then received world titles at gentle welterweight, welterweight, gentle middleweight, and tremendous middleweight, changing into the primary boxer ever to be topped undisputed champion in three weight courses.
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