On September 13, Terence Crawford will compete in the largest fight of his profession.
‘Bud’ is definitely no stranger to the highlight but his upcoming matchup with Canelo Alvarez will take things to a different level.
In 2019, Crawford defeated Amir Khan in Recent York to retain his WBO welterweight title with the bout ending in a controversial low blow.
To at the present time, Khan is the one man to have faced each Crawford and Canelo within the ring, although there are several other links that will be made between the 2 men.
Terence Crawford was beaten by Sadam Ali in 2007 who would go on to face Jaime Munguia in a world title defense
Having first placed on a pair of gloves on the age of seven, Terence Crawford put together a powerful amateur profession before he turned pro in 2008.
‘Bud’ would go 58-12 on the amateur circuit, winning several major tournaments and beating acclaimed opponents like Mikey Garcia and Danny Magdaleno, who would each go on to grow to be world champions.
Crawford was capable of construct some serious momentum by winning several amateur tournaments that saw him obtain the highest lightweight rating in america.
With one eye on representing his country on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, his push for this honor was ended following a loss to Sadam Ali, which then led to Crawford turning skilled shortly after.
Ali, who last competed in 2019, would go on to grow to be the WBO light middleweight champion, but in his first defense of the title in May of 2018, he was stopped by Jaime Munguia within the fourth round.
In February of last yr, Munguia faced off with Canelo Alvarez and after a robust begin to the fight from the challenger, Alvarez won a convincing decision via the scorecards.
Sadam Ali and Canelo Alvarez shared one other common opponent
Before Sadam Ali’s title reign was ended by Jaime Monguia in May of 2018, he defeated Miguel Cotto in an enormous upset to win the title.
Many expected Cotto to cap off his profession with one last win but Ali had other plans, beating the multiple-time world champion via a unanimous decision two years after Canelo Alvarez had done the identical.
Alvarez’s next outing saw him stop Amir Khan within the sixth round as he continued to place his 2013 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. behind him.