LOS ANGELES:
Undefeated world tremendous middleweight champion Terence Crawford introduced his retirement from boxing on Tuesday, hanging up his gloves three months after a career-defining victory over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
The 38-year-old from Nebraska, who dominated Mexican legend Alvarez in Las Vegas in September to assert the undisputed tremendous middleweight crown, introduced his resolution in a video posted on social media.
“I am stepping away from competitors, not as a result of I am achieved combating, however as a result of I’ve received a special sort of battle,” Crawford stated in his retirement message. “The one the place you stroll away by yourself phrases.”
Crawford, (42-0, 31 knockouts), retires because the reigning WBA, IBF and WBO supermiddleweight champion after defeating Alvarez by unanimous resolution in a masterful efficiency.
Crawford had additionally held the WBC tremendous middleweight belt, however was stripped of it earlier this month following a dispute over sanctioning charges.
Talking in his video, Crawford stated his profession had been pushed by a want to maintain “proving everybody flawed.”
“Each fighter is aware of this second will come, we simply by no means know when,” Crawford stated.
“I spent my complete life chasing one thing. Not belts, not cash, not headlines. However that feeling, the one you get when the world doubts you however you retain displaying up and you retain proving everybody flawed.”
“I fought for my household. I fought for my metropolis. I fought for the child I was, the one who had nothing however a dream and a pair of gloves. And I did all of it my means. I gave this sport each breath I had.”
Crawford’s profession straddled three completely different many years, with the southpaw making his skilled debut in 2008 and quickly changing into considered one of boxing’s brightest abilities.
He received his maiden world title, the WBO light-weight crown, with victory over Scotland’s Ricky Burns in 2014.
Crawford received 18 world titles in 5 weight lessons, culminating in his win over Alvarez.
He retires having by no means been formally knocked down in a combat.
All of his 42 victories have come by the use of unanimous resolution or stoppage, with no decide ever scoring in favour of an opponent throughout his profession.
