Terence Crawford retires from boxing, says he has nothing else left to prove

Five-division champion Terence Crawford has announced on Tuesday that he has retired from boxing. Crawford retired from boxing undefeated with a record 42-0.

Crawford announced his retirement in social media. The announcement came just three months after he became the only boxer in four-era belt to become undisputed champion in three weight divisions. He defeated Canelo Alvarez to become undisputed in super-middleweight division. He was undisputed also in super-lightweight and welterweight.

Crawford posted on social media that he was “walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove.”

“I’m stepping away from competition, not because I’m done fighting but because I’ve won a different kind of battle. The one where you walk away on your own terms,” Crawford said on his YouTube channel. “This isn’t goodbye, this is the end of one fight and the beginning of another.”

He added: “I gave this sport every breath I had. Every scar, every triumph, every ounce of my heart. I’ve made peace with what’s next. And now, it’s time. Thank you.”

Crawford has held 18 major world championships across five weight classes: lightweight, super-lightweight, welterweight, super-welterweight and super-middleweight.