Terence Crawford
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Name: Terence Crawford
Alias: Bud
Birth Name: Terence Allan Crawford
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 175cm
Reach: 191cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
- Trainers: Midge Minor (1994-2008), Brian McIntyre and Esau Dieguez (2008-present)
- Managers: Brian McIntyre (2008-present), Cameron Dunkin (2011-present)
- Promoters: TKO Boxing Promotions (2008-2011), Top Rank (2011-present)
Professional Record
Championship Record
- 20 opponents (15 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.
- 1 opponent (0 by KO) in World Super Middleweight Title bouts.
- 1 opponent (0 by KO) in World Super Welterweight Title bouts.
- 8 opponents (8 by KO) in World Welterweight Title bouts.
- 7 opponents (6 by KO) in World Light Welterweight Title bouts.
- 3 opponents (1 by KO) in World Lightweight Title bouts.
- Has a record of 7-0 (4 KO) in lineal title fights.
- Has a record of 12-0 (7 KO) against former or current world titlists (secondary belts excluded):
Variant Record
- Defeated 2 Olympic Gold Medalist: Yuriorkis Gamboa & Felix Diaz.
- Defeated 9 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Andrey Klimov, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Viktor Postol, Julius Indongo, Jeff Horn, Jose Benavidez, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, Errol Spence Jr & Israil Madrimov.
- Terence Crawford won every one of his 42 fights by unanimous decision or stoppage.
World Titles
- WBO Lightweight Title (2014-2015; 2 defenses)
- WBO Junior Welterweight Title (2015-2017; 6 defenses)
- WBC Super Lightweight Title (2016-2017; 3 defenses)
- IBF Junior Welterweight Title (2017; 0 defenses)
- WBA Super Lightweight Super Title (2017; 0 defenses)
- WBO Welterweight Title (2018-present; 5 defenses)
- IBF Welterweight Title (2023-present; 0 defenses)
- WBC Welterweight Title (2023-present; 0 defenses)
- WBA Welterweight Super Title (2023-present; 0 defenses)
- WBA Light Middleweight Champion (2024-present)
- IBF Super Middleweight Champion (2025-present)
- WBO Super Middleweight Champion (2025-present)
- WBA Super Middleweight Champion (2025-present)
- WBC Super Middleweight Champion (2025-present)
Unified & Undisputed Titles
- Unified Junior Welterweight Titles (2016-2017; WBO, WBC)
- Undisputed Junior Welterweight Champion (2017; WBO, WBC, IBF, WBA)
- Undisputed Welterweight Champion (2023-present; WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA)
- Undisputed Middleweight Champion (2025-present; WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA)
The Ring Magazine Titles
- World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
- World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-2018)
- World Welterweight Title (2023-present)
- World Super Middleweight Title (2025-present)
Lineal Titles
- World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
- World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-2018)
- World Welterweight Title (2023-present)
- World Super Middleweight Title (2025-present)
Regional & Minor Titles
Amateur Highlights
- Amateur Record: 58-12
- 2002 95 lb. Participant at the National Silver Gloves (14-15 year olds) in Kansas City, USA. Results were:
- Lost to Mike Dallas Jr. (L 3)
- 2004 Featherweight Participant at the United States Junior Olympic National Championships in Brownsville, USA. Results were:
- Quarterfinals: Lost to Darnell Jiles Jr. (5-12)
- 2005 Featherweight Participant at the United States National Championships in Colorado Springs, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/16): Bye
- Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Saul Lomas (27-9)
- Quarterfinals: Lost to Ray Robinson (18-22)
- 2005 Lightweight Participant at the National Golden Gloves in Little Rock, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Christian Martinez (5-0)
- Preliminaries (1/8): Lost to Mike Evans (0-5)
- 2006 Lightweight Bronze Medalist at the United States National Championships in Colorado Springs, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/16): Bye
- Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Mikey Garcia (18-7)
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Stan Martyniouk (17-13)
- Semifinals: Lost to Danny Garcia (20-21)
- 2006 Lightweight Silver Medalist at the National Golden Gloves in Omaha, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Angelo Ward (5-0)
- Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated DeMarco McCrady (5-0)
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Rashad Ganaway (5-0)
- Semifinals: Defeated Carlos Molina (3-2)
- Finals: Lost to Jesus Mendez (2-3)
- 2006 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the United States Blue & Gold National Championships in Carson, USA. Results were:
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Jose Fernandez (RSC)
- Semifinals: Defeated Paul Green (5-0)
- Finals: Defeated Danny Garcia (3-2)
- 2006 Lightweight Participant at the United States Under-19 National Championships in Kansas City, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Jessie Carradine (23-5)
- Quarterfinals: Lost to Jerry Belmontes (11-15)
- 2006 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the National Police Athletic League Championships in Oxnard, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Miguel Angel Gonzalez (W 4)
- Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated James Villa (RSC-2)
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Stan Martyniouk (22-11)
- Semifinals: Defeated Javier Garcia (7-4)
- Finals: Defeated Diego Magdaleno (13-8)
- 2007 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the United States Pan American Games Box-offs in Colorado Springs, USA. Results were:
- Semifinals: Defeated Luis Ramos Jr. (25-15)
- Finals: Defeated Diego Magdaleno (24-13)
- 2007 Lightweight Bronze Medalist at the 1st Pan American Games Qualifier in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Jose Maria Virula (Guatemala) (19-7)
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Luis Ernesto Rueda (Argentina) (20-15)
- Semifinals: Lost to Yordenis Ugas (Cuba) (10-27) (Did Not Qualify)
- 2007 Lightweight Bronze Medalist at the United States National Championships in Colorado Springs, USA. Results were:
- Preliminaries (1/16): Bye
- Preliminaries (1/8): Bye
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Miguel Angel Gonzalez (25-24)
- Semifinals: Lost to Jerry Belmontes (9-10)
- 2007 Lightweight Participant at the United States Olympic Trials in Houston, USA. Results were:
- Quarterfinals: Lost to Sadam Ali (12-17)
- Challengers Bracket (Round 1): Defeated Diego Magdaleno (13-7)
- Challengers Bracket (Round 2): Defeated Mason Menard (33-12)
- Challengers Bracket (Round 3): Lost to Miguel Angel Gonzalez (23-32) (Did Not Qualify)
Awards & Recognition
- Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year (2014)
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award: 2014
- ESPN Fighter of the Year: 2014, 2017
- Best Fighter ESPY Award: 2018
- Best Boxer ESPY Award: 2024
- Boxing Scene American Boxer of the Decade (2020s): 2025
- The Ring magazine Performance of the Year: 2023
- World Boxing Council Performance of the Year: 2023
- World Boxing Organization Fighter of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
- World Boxing Organization Most Promising Fighter: 2015
- World Boxing Organization Fight of the Year: 2014, 2023
- World Boxing Organization Triple Crown Award: 2018
- World Boxing Organization Most Consistent and Durable Champion: 2019
- World Boxing Organization Gordon Volkman Award: 2015
- World Boxing Association Boxer of the Month: August 2017, July 2023
- The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame (NVBHOF) Fighter of the Year: 2018
- The RING 8 Muhammad Ali International Fighter of the Year: 2018
- Sports Illustrated Prospect of the Year: 2013
- Bleacher Report Breakout Fighter of the Year: 2014
- Forbes Fighter of the Year: 2017
- The Sporting News Men's Fighter of the Year: 2023
- Boxing News World Fighter of the Year: 2023
- CBS Sports Fighter of the Year: 2014
- HBO Fighter of the Year: 2014
- Yahoo! Sports Fighter of the Year: 2017, 2023
- Top Rank Fighter of the Year: 2014, 2015
- Top Rank Fight of the Year: 2014
- Top Rank Knockout of the Year: 2014
- Premier Boxing Champions Performance of the Year: 2023
- Metro Performance of the Year: 2023
- Boxing Junkie Fighter of the Year: 2023
- BOXRAW Knockout of the Year: 2022
- Boxing Insider Fighter of the Year: 2023
- WBN Stoppage of the Year: 2023
- The Sweet Science (TSS) Performance of the Year: 2023
- Frontproof Media Fighter of the Year: 2023
- ProBox TV Fighter of the Year: 2023
- ProBox TV Performance of the Year: 2023
- The Queensberry Rules Fighter of the Year: 2014
- Pro Boxing Fans Fighter of the Year: 2014
- Pro Boxing Fans Round of the Year: 2014
- Pro Boxing Fans Breakout Performance of the Year: 2014
- Fight Hype Star in the Making: 2013
- Key to the City of Omaha, Nebraska: 2014
- The Shadow League Leadership Award: 2015
- Omaha Public Schools (OPS) Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022
- University of Nebraska Omaha Spirit of the Maverick award: 2025 (inaugural honoree)
Notes
- Started boxing at age 7.
- Survived a gunshot wound in 2008 after a bullet grazed the right side of his head following a dice game.
- Second boxer in history to unify all world titles (undisputed) in three weight divisions (Henry Armstrong).
- First boxer in history to unify all world titles (undisputed) in three weight divisions (junior welterweight, welterweight, super middleweight) in the four-belt era.
- First boxer in history to unify all world titles (undisputed) in two weight divisions (junior welterweight, welterweight) in the four-belt era.
- Second boxer in history to unify all world titles (undisputed) in a weight division (Bernard Hopkins) in the four-belt era.
- Third boxer in history to hold all world titles (undisputed) in a weight division (Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor) in the four-belt era.
- First boxer in history to unify all world titles (undisputed) at junior welterweight in the four-belt era.
- First boxer in history to unify all world titles (undisputed) at welterweight in the four-belt era.
- First male boxer to become undisputed in a debut division (168).
- Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by BWAA from October 2017 until May 2018 and since June 2022 and The Ring since July 2023.
- Featured on the cover of the May 2019 issue of The Ring Magazine.
- November 2025 Crawford saves a man from jumping off the Iowa Bridge.
Pay-Per-View History
- 1. (07/23/2016) W UD12 Viktor Postol "Unification" (HBO PPV) 50,000 buys
- 2. (04/20/2019) W TKO6 Amir Khan "Crawford-Khan" (ESPN PPV) 125,000 buys
- 3. (11/20/2021) W TKO10 Shawn Porter "Crawford-Porter" (ESPN+ PPV). Industry sources claim 135,000 buys.
- 4. (12/10/2022) W KO6 David Avanesyan "Crawford-Avanesyan" (BLK Prime PPV) Industry sources claim 120,000 buys.
- 5. (07/29/2023) W TKO9 Errol Spence Jr. "Undefeated. Undisputed. Unprecedented." (Showtime PPV) Industry sources claim 700,000 buys and $55,000,000 in revenue.
- 6. (08/03/2024) W UD12 Israil Madrimov. "Riyadh Season Card: Crawford vs. Madrimov" (DAZN PPV/ESPN+ PPV/Prime Video PPV) Industry sources claim 75,000 buys.
- Totals (apprximately): 1.2 million buys.
Netflix View History
- 1. (09/13/2025) UD12 Saul Alvarez. "Once In A Lifetime/There Can Only Be One: Canelo vs. Crawford" (Netflix) Industry claims 41 million views.
- Live Gate: $47,231,887
- Attendance: 70,482 people
- Allegiant Stadium Record: The event set the record for the highest single-day live gate in Allegiant Stadium's history.
- This revenue makes it the third highest-grossing boxing gate in history, surpassing all other fights except Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor.
| Preceded by: Ricky Burns |
WBO Lightweight Champion 2014 Mar 1 – 2015 Mar Vacated |
Succeeded by: Terry Flanagan |
| Preceded by: Chris Algieri Stripped |
WBO Light Welterweight Champion 2015 Apr 18 – 2017 Oct 26 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Maurice Hooker |
| Preceded by: Viktor Postol |
WBC Light Welterweight Champion 2016 Jul 23 – 2018 Feb Vacated |
Succeeded by: Jose Carlos Ramirez |
| Preceded by: Julius Indongo |
IBF Light Welterweight Champion 2017 Aug 19 – 2017 Aug 30 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Sergey Lipinets |
| Preceded by: Julius Indongo |
WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2017 Aug 19 – 2017 Aug 31 Upgraded to Super Champion 2017 Aug 31 – 2017 Oct 26 Super Champion Vacated |
Succeeded by: Kiryl Relikh |
| Preceded by: Jeff Horn |
WBO Welterweight Champion 2018 Jun 9 – 2025 Mar 29 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Brian Norman Jr |
| Preceded by: Errol Spence Jr. |
IBF Welterweight Champion 2023 Jul 27 – 2024 Jul 13 Stripped |
Succeeded by: Jaron Ennis |
| Preceded by: Errol Spence Jr. |
WBC Welterweight Champion 2023 July 27 – present |
Succeeded by: _ |
| Preceded by: Errol Spence Jr. |
WBA Welterweight Champion 2023 July 27 – present Super Champion |
Succeeded by: _ |
| Preceded by: Israil Madrimov |
WBA Light Middleweight Champion 2024 Aug 3 – 2025 Sep 22 Super Champion Vacated |
Succeeded by: Abass Baraou |
| Preceded by: Saul Alvarez |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion 2025 Sep 13 – |
Succeeded by: _ |
| Preceded by: Saul Alvarez |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 2025 Sep 13 – present |
Succeeded by: _ |
| Preceded by: Saul Alvarez |
WBC Super Middleweight Champion 2025 Sep 13 – 2025 Dec 03 Stripped |
Succeeded by: _ |
| Preceded by: Saul Alvarez |
WBO Super Middleweight Champion 2025 Sep 13 – present |
Succeeded by: _ |