Saul Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford

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Saul Alvarez 168 lbs lost to Terence Crawford 168 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

  • Date: 2025-09-13
  • Location: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • Referee: Thomas Taylor
  • Judge: Steve Weisfeld 112-116
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  • Judge: Max DeLuca 113-115
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  • Judge: Tim Cheatham 113-115
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  • The Ring Magazine super middleweight title (10th defence by Alvarez)
  • WBA Super World super middleweight title (10th defence by Alvarez)
  • WBC World super middleweight title (10th defence by Alvarez)
  • WBO World super middleweight title (8th defence by Alvarez)
  • IBF World super middleweight title (7th defence by Alvarez)

Fight Summary

  • Crawford’s first fight up at super middleweight.
  • Crawford, a natural switch-hitter, fought the entire contest from the southpaw stance and delivered a composed and tactically sharp performance to defeat Álvarez and become undisputed champion. Although Álvarez entered as the naturally bigger man, his power never appeared to trouble Crawford, who absorbed Álvarez's hardest punches while dictating the fight's rhythm.
  • The opening rounds were tightly contested. Álvarez attacked the body with his left hook and disguised his shots with level changes, while Crawford established his jab and countered effectively with straight lefts and short combinations. The fourth round produced Álvarez's first significant success when he snapped Crawford's head back with a right hand, but Crawford took it well. Álvarez carried the momentum into the fifth, his best round of the early fight, as he controlled distance and outworked Crawford from range.
  • The sixth marked the turning point. Crawford stood his ground, landed effectively on the inside, and connected with a clean hook to Álvarez's chin that forced him backward. Referee Thomas Taylor issued Álvarez a warning for a low blow with 1:20 to go in the sixth, but no points were deducted. From then on, Crawford controlled the tempo, mixing his jab and combinations with well-timed counters. Álvarez remained competitive, but the sharper and more telling shots came from Crawford, who grew increasingly confident in the pocket.
  • Round nine brought high drama when a clash of heads opened a cut over Crawford's right eye, but he responded by landing a crisp early combination before engaging Álvarez in spirited exchanges, connecting with 33 punches versus 10 from Álvarez. Though Álvarez had some success in the slower-paced tenth, Crawford reasserted control in the championship rounds, outlanding his opponent in the eleventh and trading freely in the twelfth without being troubled by Álvarez's power.
  • After twelve rounds, the judges returned a unanimous decision for Crawford, 116–112, 115–113 and 115–113. According to CompuBox, Crawford outlanded Álvarez 115–99 in total punches and 45–16 in jabs, while Álvarez led 83–70 in power shots, although those figures differ significantly from Jabbr.ai, which recorded Crawford landing 172 of 552 punches and Álvarez landing 68 of 338.
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