Terence Crawford Weighs Middleweight Move Following Landmark Victory Over Canelo

Saturday night delivered a seismic moment in boxing history, as Terence Crawford produced a masterclass to upset Canelo Alvarez and capture the undisputed super-middleweight crown—cementing his place among the sport’s all-time greats.

Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs), a former world champion at lightweight, super-lightweight, welterweight, and super-welterweight, moved up to 168 pounds to face Canelo—a division many believed would be a bridge too far. But the Omaha southpaw silenced the doubters in emphatic fashion, becoming the first man to defeat Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) at super-middleweight and claiming his fifth world title in a fifth weight class.

With the win, Crawford made history as the only male fighter in the modern era to become undisputed champion in three weight divisions—a feat not achieved since Henry Armstrong in 1938.

While speculation swirled post-fight about a potential retirement, the 37-year-old instead hinted at another audacious move: a jump to middleweight.

“I’m going to sit down with my team, and we are going to discuss what is next in the future for Terence Crawford,” he said on Netflix’s post-fight broadcast. “Who knows? I might go down to 160lbs.”

If Crawford pursues and wins a world title at middleweight, he would fill the only remaining gap between his current conquests—having already reigned from 135 to 168 pounds. Such an achievement would make him the first fighter in history to unify every division from lightweight through super-middleweight.

It would also elevate him into an elite club of six-division world champions, a feat previously accomplished only by Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Perhaps more significantly, it would surpass the five-division mark held by the likes of Floyd Mayweather, marking Crawford as one of the most accomplished American boxers of all time.

With no signs of slowing down and his ambitions still burning bright, Terence “Bud” Crawford continues to redefine greatness—one weight class at a time.