Crawford Stuns Canelo — Reaction

Terence Crawford has beaten undisputed super-middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Álvarez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas.

A captivating fight went the distance as the pair slugged it out — Crawford hurting Canelo through the opening seven rounds, but the Mexican working his way back in as the bout reached a rousing conclusion.

The judges scored it 116-112, 115-113, 115-113.

Crawford (42-0) stepped up two weight classes to face Canelo (63-3-2), with his win seeing him become the first male fighter to win an undisputed title in three weight classes in boxing’s four-belt era.

Canelo: ‘There is no defeat here’

Canelo is interviewed next, speaking to Max Kellerman through a translator:

💬 “I’m a winner for being here. There is no defeat here. I take risks and that’s what I have done.”

He’s then asked if he wants a rematch with Crawford:

💬 “I feel great to share the ring with great fighters like him. If we do it again it will be great. I already accomplished a lot in boxing and my legacy is already there, so I take risks because I like boxing.

“I feel great, I feel strong. Crawford is a great fighter, a skill fighter and I have to give the credit to him.”

Crawford: ‘I don’t know what’s next’

Terence Crawford is interviewed in the ring by Max Kellerman of Netflix. Crawford said:

💬 “Canelo is a great champion. I have nothing but respect for him and he fought like a champion today.”

Kellerman then asks him if this is the final fight of his career:

💬 “Like I said before, I don’t know. I’ll sit down with my team and talk about it …

“I’d just like to say: thank you. Thank you to all of my supporters and all of my haters. I appreciate all of you. Shout out to everybody who came to support Canelo and I’m happy that he gets to make it home to his children.”

- The Athletic Live Team, The New York Times