Terence Crawford is getting ready for the biggest fight of his career. The 37-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska will face Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight championship on Saturday, September 13, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Crawford's impressive career has led him to this moment. Last year, he became the undisputed welterweight champion by beating Errol Spence Jr. He didn't stop there. Crawford moved up in weight and won the WBA world super-welterweight title against Israil Madrimov last August, making him a four-division world champion.
Now, Crawford has a chance to make history. If he beats Canelo at 168lbs, he'll become the first male fighter to win an undisputed championship across three weight classes. That's a big deal in boxing.
But Crawford isn't just focused on this fight. He's already thinking about what's next. He said:
"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."
If Crawford decides to go back down to 154lbs after the Canelo fight, he'll have some tough competition waiting for him. Sebastian Fundora holds the WBC title, while Bakhram Murtazaliev is the IBF champion. There's also rising star Xander Zayas, who might be fighting for the vacant WBO belt on July 26.
Crawford's win over Madrimov at light-middleweight last year shows he can handle the 154lb division. But for now, all eyes are on his upcoming super-middleweight clash with Canelo. It's a fight that will test Crawford like never before and could cement his place in boxing history.
