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WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has suggested Terence Crawford’s decision to retire was cowardly.
Crawford joined an elite club as he became a five-weight world champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez to win the undisputed 168lbs titles last September.
It was a seismic victory, but he then opened the door to a clash with unified champion Janibek Alimkhanuly at 160lbs, in a potential search for world glory in a sixth weight class.
But Alimkhanuly failed a drugs test and Crawford elected to retire, as he believed there was nothing left to conquer in the sport.
One of the other reasons ‘Bud’ hung up his gloves, is because he was stripped of his super-middleweight belt by the WBC for failure to pay sanctioning fees.
Crawford had furiously criticised the sanctioning body and president Sulaiman, criticising their financial system.
And now in a veiled dig while giving an update on Alvarez’s return, the kingpin took his own dig at the American icon.
He said on an Instagram live stream: “Canelo has many options.
“David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo, a rematch with Terence Crawford who cowardly retired. Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev.”
The brutal dig comes as no surprise, but is the first time Sulaiman has publicly hit back at Crawford.
Despite Sulaiman’s take, the legend ends his career undefeated on the highest of highs after getting the upset over Alvarez.
And the dig is likely to keep Crawford further away from fighting for any belts again, than making a U-turn on his decision to call it a day.
Could Crawford make a comeback and rematch Alvarez?
Crawford is adamant that his decision was final.
The Omaha native wants to focus on a return to normal life, after completing all he set out to achieve as a professional boxer.
And despite Canelo’s interest in a sequel to try and get his revenge, it appears there will be no allure.
For the 38-year-old, it was Alimkhauly’s drugs test which put a halt to his plans to ever lace up the goves again.
He said: “At first I was like, alright, go down to 160 and do it again,” Crawford said during a promotional tour in Australia.
“But [former unified middleweight champion] Janibek [Alimkhanuly] popped [for performance-enhancing drugs].
Boxing schedule
For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s boxing schedule.
“Whoever would’ve won would’ve had three of the titles.
“It was just a thought, like, ‘You can do it again’. “‘Go down to 160 and dare to be great; fight for something that’s meaningful.'”
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has suggested Terence Crawford’s decision to retire was cowardly.
Crawford joined an elite club as he became a five-weight world champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez to win the undisputed 168lbs titles last September.
It was a seismic victory, but he then opened the door to a clash with unified champion Janibek Alimkhanuly at 160lbs, in a potential search for world glory in a sixth weight class.
But Alimkhanuly failed a drugs test and Crawford elected to retire, as he believed there was nothing left to conquer in the sport.
One of the other reasons ‘Bud’ hung up his gloves, is because he was stripped of his super-middleweight belt by the WBC for failure to pay sanctioning fees.
Crawford had furiously criticised the sanctioning body and president Sulaiman, criticising their financial system.
And now in a veiled dig while giving an update on Alvarez’s return, the kingpin took his own dig at the American icon.
He said on an Instagram live stream: “Canelo has many options.
“David Benavidez, Jermall Charlo, a rematch with Terence Crawford who cowardly retired. Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev.”
The brutal dig comes as no surprise, but is the first time Sulaiman has publicly hit back at Crawford.
Despite Sulaiman’s take, the legend ends his career undefeated on the highest of highs after getting the upset over Alvarez.
And the dig is likely to keep Crawford further away from fighting for any belts again, than making a U-turn on his decision to call it a day.
Could Crawford make a comeback and rematch Alvarez?
Crawford is adamant that his decision was final.
The Omaha native wants to focus on a return to normal life, after completing all he set out to achieve as a professional boxer.
And despite Canelo’s interest in a sequel to try and get his revenge, it appears there will be no allure.
For the 38-year-old, it was Alimkhauly’s drugs test which put a halt to his plans to ever lace up the goves again.
He said: “At first I was like, alright, go down to 160 and do it again,” Crawford said during a promotional tour in Australia.
“But [former unified middleweight champion] Janibek [Alimkhanuly] popped [for performance-enhancing drugs].
Boxing schedule
For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s boxing schedule.
“Whoever would’ve won would’ve had three of the titles.
“It was just a thought, like, ‘You can do it again’. “‘Go down to 160 and dare to be great; fight for something that’s meaningful.'”
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| ✍️ Autor: | Ben Davies |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-04-24 10:17:00 |
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