Terence Crawford retires: Undefeated five-division boxing world champion announces end to legendary career

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Terence Crawford, who has a 42-0 record, says he has “won a different type of battle” where “you walk away on your own terms”; Crawford beat Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas in September in most-recent fight; American first male in modern era to hold undisputed titles in three weight divisions

Undefeated world super-middleweight champion Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 38.

The five-division champion revealed his decision in a video posted to YouTube, saying he was stopping months after his September victory over Canelo Alvarez.

The win over Alvarez made Crawford the first male fighter in the modern era to hold undisputed titles in three weight divisions.