Terence Crawford is fast approaching what is undoubtedly the biggest fight of his professional career.
The 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska is set to face Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight championship on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It will be Crawford’s first appearance at 168lbs, having spent the majority of his career campaigning at welterweight where he won the undisputed championship when he defeated fellow countryman Errol Spence Jr back in 2023.
The American superstar did make the move up to light-middleweight last August however, dethroning former WBA world super-welterweight champion Israil Madrimov to become a four division world champion in the process.
‘Bud’ could write his name into the boxing history books once again should he be victorious over Canelo, as he bids to become the first male fighter to win an undisputed championship across three weight classes.
As he gears up for what could be a legacy defining night for himself, Crawford has spoken out and revealed on All The Smoke Fight that he could be tempted to move back down to 154lbs to become undisputed there.
“I’m [fighting Canelo] for the opportunity, baby. The legacy. The legacy outweighs the money. Three-time undisputed. Oo-wee. Coming soon … I might go back down to 54 and do it [become undisputed] again. I might go back down and do it again. You don’t know what I’m gonna do.”
Should he opt to make the move back down to super-welterweight after his showdown with Canelo, ‘Bud’ could set up a clash with either WBC champion Sebastian Fundora or IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev. The WBO crown is currently vacant, although rising star Xander Zayas could capture the vacant title on July 26.
