# Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford
**Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford** was a professional boxing match held on September 13, 2025, at [Allegiant Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/allegiant-stadium) in Las Vegas, in which Terence "Bud" Crawford defeated Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez by unanimous decision to take the undisputed super-middleweight championship. Crawford became the first three-weight undisputed king of the modern era, and the fight was staged before more than 70,000 fans over Mexican Independence Day weekend.[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | September 13, 2025, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas; more than 70,000 spectators[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html) |
| Stakes | Canelo's WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, The Ring, and TBRB super-middleweight titles[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Boxing-PlaybyPlay-Canelo-vs-Crawford-RoundbyRound-Scoring-Updates-198359) |
| Entrants' records | Canelo Álvarez 63-2-2 (39 KOs); Terence Crawford 41-0 (31 KOs), an undefeated four-division champion[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Boxing-PlaybyPlay-Canelo-vs-Crawford-RoundbyRound-Scoring-Updates-198359) |
| Result | Crawford won by unanimous decision, 116-112, 115-113, 115-113[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html) |
| Judges | Tim Cheatham, Max De Luca, and Steve Weisfeld[3](https://www.ringmagazine.com/news/tom-gerbasi-experienced-officials-matter-especially-for-canelo-crawford-3a3JPoAb2yi4LedbPbL2F9) |
| Compubox totals | Crawford landed 115 of 534 punches; Canelo landed 99 of 338[4](https://api2.compuboxdata.com/round-stats/15676) |
| Historical significance | Crawford became undisputed champion in a third weight class, the first of the modern era[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html) |
## Build-up
The fight matched the sport's biggest draw against an undefeated multi-division champion moving up two weight classes. In July 2025 the [World Boxing Organization](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-boxing-organization) designated Crawford as the mandatory challenger to the WBO super-middleweight title held by Álvarez, and Crawford formally relinquished his previous WBO championship as of July 2, 2025, under the organization's policy of one world champion per division.[5](https://wboboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250716-Terence-Crawford-installment-168-1-1.pdf)
Betting odds made Canelo a favorite at -182, with Crawford at +142, and commentators noted that Crawford's likeliest path to victory was on points, requiring sustained scoring across twelve rounds.[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Boxing-PlaybyPlay-Canelo-vs-Crawford-RoundbyRound-Scoring-Updates-198359) The Nevada State Athletic Commission assigned the veteran judges Tim Cheatham, Max De Luca, and Steve Weisfeld to score the bout.[3](https://www.ringmagazine.com/news/tom-gerbasi-experienced-officials-matter-especially-for-canelo-crawford-3a3JPoAb2yi4LedbPbL2F9)
## The fight
Crawford boxed as a southpaw and opened by taking the center of the ring, jabbing high and low while Canelo stalked and looked to trap him.[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Boxing-PlaybyPlay-Canelo-vs-Crawford-RoundbyRound-Scoring-Updates-198359) Canelo's most effective work came in bursts: he invested heavily in body shots, landed a hard body uppercut in round six, and had his best stretches in rounds four and eight, when he held the center and landed heavier single shots.[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html)
**Crawford's control.** From the middle rounds Crawford increasingly outworked his opponent with combination punching, well-timed counters, and angles, while remaining defensively sound and refusing to be drawn into a single heavy exchange.[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html) Round nine featured the most furious exchange of the fight, halted briefly by an accidental headbutt that slightly cut Crawford around the eye.[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Boxing-PlaybyPlay-Canelo-vs-Crawford-RoundbyRound-Scoring-Updates-198359) In round eleven Crawford landed repeated left hands that Canelo had no answer for, and Crawford closed the twelfth round strong, teeing off as Canelo moved backward.[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html)
The official result was a unanimous decision for Crawford, with scorecards of 116-112, 115-113, and 115-113.[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html) The Independent's own round-by-round card also gave Crawford a 116-112 win, agreeing with the widest official card.[1](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html)
**Scoring analysis.** The WBA's score analysis of the bout found that the three judges agreed on only six rounds: Crawford won rounds 4, 6, 11, and 12 on all three cards, and Álvarez won rounds 2 and 8 on all three. The remaining six rounds were split among the judges, and the WBA's theoretical aggregate score was 116 for Crawford against 112 for Álvarez.[6](https://www.wbaboxing.com/wba-scores-analysis?id=48957)
**Punch statistics.** Compubox recorded Crawford landing 115 of 534 total punches (about 21.5 percent) against 99 of 338 (about 29.3 percent) for Canelo, giving Crawford a lead in volume while Canelo landed at a slightly higher rate on far fewer attempts.[4](https://api2.compuboxdata.com/round-stats/15676)
## Aftermath
Crawford announced his retirement after the win, leaving him undefeated at 42-0 with 31 knockouts, and he was ranked number one pound-for-pound following the victory.[7](https://as.com/us/masdeporte/canelo-alvarez-y-terence-crawford-la-revancha-vuelve-a-aparecer-en-el-horizonte-f202608-n/) • [8](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/ryan-garcia-azota-a-crawford-nunca-peleo-con-jovenes-talentosos-y-hambrientos-f202604-n/)
**The missing rematch clause.** A rematch never took place, and both sides traced the reason to the original contract. Canelo acknowledged that he made a mistake by not including a rematch clause, and Crawford said he would only have fought Canelo again if such a clause had been in the contract, making a second encounter firmly off the table under the original terms.[7](https://as.com/us/masdeporte/canelo-alvarez-y-terence-crawford-la-revancha-vuelve-a-aparecer-en-el-horizonte-f202608-n/) • [9](https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/crawford-on-canelo-alvarez-rematch/) Crawford's trainer Brian "BoMac" McIntyre likewise said the absence of the clause was Canelo's own doing.[10](https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/crawford-trainer-on-canelo-rematch/)
**Canelo's next steps.** Canelo underwent elbow surgery after the loss and was not expected to return to the ring until roughly the second half of 2026, ending a run in which he had been a world champion for 14 consecutive years and had defeated 21 reigning champions.[11](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/el-futuro-de-canelo-en-2026-f202601-n/) After Crawford's retirement, the [International Boxing Federation](https://www.edgepedia.org/international-boxing-federation) ordered a fight between Canelo and the undefeated Osleys Iglesias (14-0, 13 KOs).[11](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/el-futuro-de-canelo-en-2026-f202601-n/) Canelo's subsequent bout with Christian Mbilli, initially linked to September 12, 2026, was moved to October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, leaving Canelo without a September fight date for the first time in years.[12](https://as.com/us/masdeporte/la-noche-mexicana-ya-no-le-pertenece-a-canelo-ryan-garcia-y-ufc-se-pelean-el-12-de-septiembre-f202609-n/)
## References
1. [Canelo vs Crawford official scorecards: Did the judges get it right? The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/canelo-crawford-score-judges-cards-result-b2826124.html)
2. [Boxing Play-by-Play: 'Canelo' vs. Crawford Round-by-Round Scoring & Updates, Sherdog](https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Boxing-PlaybyPlay-Canelo-vs-Crawford-RoundbyRound-Scoring-Updates-198359)
3. [Tom Gerbasi: Experienced officials matter, especially for Canelo-Crawford, The Ring](https://www.ringmagazine.com/news/tom-gerbasi-experienced-officials-matter-especially-for-canelo-crawford-3a3JPoAb2yi4LedbPbL2F9)
4. [Compubox round stats: Saul Alvarez vs Terence Crawford](https://api2.compuboxdata.com/round-stats/15676)
5. [WBO: Terence Crawford designated mandatory challenger at 168 lbs, July 16, 2025](https://wboboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250716-Terence-Crawford-installment-168-1-1.pdf)
6. [WBA Scores Analysis: Saul Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, 2025-09-13](https://www.wbaboxing.com/wba-scores-analysis?id=48957)
7. [Canelo Álvarez y Terence Crawford: la revancha vuelve a aparecer en el horizonte, AS USA](https://as.com/us/masdeporte/canelo-alvarez-y-terence-crawford-la-revancha-vuelve-a-aparecer-en-el-horizonte-f202608-n/)
8. [Ryan García azota a Crawford, AS](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/ryan-garcia-azota-a-crawford-nunca-peleo-con-jovenes-talentosos-y-hambrientos-f202604-n/)
9. [Terence Crawford says there was only one way he would've rematched Canelo, Boxing News](https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/crawford-on-canelo-alvarez-rematch/)
10. [Terence Crawford's trainer 'BoMac' says Canelo's big mistake cost him a rematch, Boxing News](https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/crawford-trainer-on-canelo-rematch/)
11. [El futuro de Canelo en 2026, AS](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/el-futuro-de-canelo-en-2026-f202601-n/)
12. [La noche mexicana ya no le pertenece a Canelo, AS USA](https://as.com/us/masdeporte/la-noche-mexicana-ya-no-le-pertenece-a-canelo-ryan-garcia-y-ufc-se-pelean-el-12-de-septiembre-f202609-n/)
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