Terence Crawford solidified his spot as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world after defeating Canelo Alvarez last Saturday night (Sept. 13, 2025) via unanimous decision in Las Vegas, Nevada to become the new undisputed Super Middleweight champion (see highlights here).
After the win, Crawford didn’t give concrete plans regarding his next move, instead saying he will be taking some time to relax and rest following his mega-fight against of the greatest to ever do it. When asked about a potential
fight against David Benavidez, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre — Crawford’s head trainer — told Fight Hub TV that is simply not on the team’s radar.
“No, we ain’t doing that fight. No, we’re not going to vacate the belts. We’re just going to sit where we need to sit for a minute, and then get back in the gym, and do our thing,” he said.
“The Mexican Monster” — who is 30-0 with 24 knockouts — is the current WBA regular Light Heavyweight champion, but he has competed at Super Middleweight for the majority of his career, winning titles in 2017 and 2022. He then moved up to Light Heavyweight in 2024 and won the WBC interim strap. He had been lobbying for a fight against Canelo for a long time, but Alvarez was never too interested in the showdown, opting to face Crawford, instead.
Crawford (42-0, 31 knockouts) is the first male boxer to become undisputed across three separate divisions, leaving many to wonder if “Bud” has any reason to continue fighting, other than to collect bigger paychecks, of course. He’s already proven he can move up a couple of weight classes to take on and defeat the best, so one can see why a fight with Benavidez is intriguing to many.
As for dropping down to Welterweight to face current WBA champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis — who is 34-0 with 30 knockouts — Crawford has gone on record to say he won’t be dropping back down to 154 pounds. With those two options seemingly out of the way, a rematch against Alvarez now doesn’t seem too far-fetched.
