Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford results, highlights: Crawford with a masterclass performance against Canelo to win more gold

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford results, highlights: Crawford with a masterclass performance against Canelo to win more gold image

Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford are two of the last great fighters of their era. Canelo has been called the face of boxing. In this fight, he was considered too big, too strong, and too good.

Unfortunately for him, Terence Crawford is Terence Crawford.

Crawford (42-0) looked dominant against Canelo (63-3-2) at Allegiant Stadium, breaking down the Mexican warrior for twelve rounds to win undisputed super middleweight gold. As a result, Crawford became undisputed in three weight classes.

The judges scored the fight 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. The Sporting News scored it 118-110 in favor of Crawford.

In a fight of generational athletes, Crawford proved himself to be the best of his era.

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The fight began with both fighters feeling each other out. Early on, Crawford utilized his jab to force Canelo back. He also forced Canelo to back up, especially after his eye was affected by those same jabs.

Canelo landed several big body shots. Against any other opponent, it would soften them up. Crawford showed no signs of slowing down as he pressed forward. He wouldn’t be allowed to get hurt.

Round six was where Crawford proved to be on another level. He snapped Canelo’s head back with a big left hand. Smiling, Crawford smelled blood. “Bud” continued his attack and refused to back up in round seven, despite Canelo landing dangerous shots.

By round eight, Canelo was letting the fight get away from him. An accidental headbutt by Canelo in round nine did give him time to relax for a brief moment. That sense of nirvana didn’t last long, as Crawford landed combinations to the head. Canelo was starting to get frustrated as he couldn’t stop the jabs.

Canelo reached for shots while Crawford hurt him with more jabs. Still smiling, Crawford walked down Canelo until the final bell. It was a sight to behold for those who dreamed for this fight for years.  

Per CompuBox, Crawford landed 165 of 442 shots (37%). Canelo landed 132 of 347 (38%). Crawford landed 129 head shots. 

Canelo’s six-fight win streak has come to an end. Crawford remains unbeaten. It’s unknown what’s next for both men, as retirement has been on the table.  

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All eyes were on White prospect Callum Walsh and Fernando Vargas Jr. of the legendary Vargas family. Both young guns had the honor of being in the co-main event. It was a learning experience for Walsh (15-0), who looked sharp despite there not being much action against Vargas (17-1).

What does the future hold for Walsh, now looking to advance further into his young career?

In an attempt to prove they should face the winner of the main event, Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez went to war for the interim WBC super middleweight title. It was a Fight of the Year contender between Mbilli (29-0-1) and Martinez (19-0-1), both not backing down for ten rounds.

Over 600 combined strikes landed in the fight. In the end, the referees couldn’t decide who won, scoring it a split draw. Will there be a rematch?

The 21-year-old Mohammed Alakel looked sharp against Travis Crawford. The Saudi Arabian, one of many Ring prospects, won his fourth fight of 2025.

The Sporting News provided results, analysis, and highlights from the entire Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight card.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford results

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford live updates, highlights from 2025 boxing card

Terence Crawford makes history following dominant performance against Canelo Alvarez

*Crawford won via unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113)

Round twelve: Canelo went for a few jabs. Crawford responded in kind. He landed several big blows. Big counter shot from Crawford. Jabs flew all over the place. A smiling Crawford walked Canelo down. They exchanged until the final bell. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (118-110 Crawford)

Round eleven: 70,482 fans at Allegiant Stadium. Canelo was reaching for shots. Crawford with head shots. He landed an uppercut. Crawford landed a body and head shot. Crawford with overhand shots. Big jab that hurt Canelo. Canelo looked frustrated. Combinations by Crawford. Crawford had an answer for everything. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (108-101 Crawford)

Round ten: Big counter shot from Crawford. Body shot. Overhand shot from Canelo. Left hand by Canelo but Crawford countered. Crawford with combinations to the head, a theme of the fight. Jab from Canelo. Body shot from Crawford. He landed combinations. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (98-92 Crawford) 

Round nine: Crawford didn't extend his glove to Canelo when Canelo attempted to do that. Crawford with combinations. He landed more of them. Accidental headbutt from Canelo to Crawford. The two were swinging away, with Canelo showing anger. Canelo landed a few rights. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Canelo (88-83 Crawford)

Round eight: Crawford with combinations. He landed body shots of his own. Canelo is letting this fight get away from him. Body shot from Canelo. Another one. A right hand from Canelo, but Crawford countered with combinations. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (79-73 Crawford)

Round seven: Jabs from Crawford landed. Canelo with body shots. Crawford is not backing up from Canelo's power. He attempted more jabs. Crawford landed combinations after Canelo landed a body shot. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (69-64 Crawford)

Round six: Both exchanged in round six. Big left hand from Crawford that snapped Canelo's head back. He landed a sharp uppercut. Canelo's right eye is swelling up. Crawford smiled a bit. Big shot from Crawford. He smells blood. Crawford landed multiple jabs. Canelo with a body shot. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (59-55 Crawford)

Round five: Jabs from Crawford. Hook from Canelo. They both missed dangerous shots. Counter jab from Crawford. Body shot from Canelo. Another one. Hook connected. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Canelo (49-46 Crawford)

Round four: Crawford landed combinations to the body. He also landed hard jabs. Canelo pressed forward, but Crawford wouldn't allow him to hurt him. Canelo with a hook, his first big shot. Hooks for Crawford. Canelo with a nice shot upstairs. Counter shots from Crawford. He's breaking Canelo down. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (40-36 Crawford)

Round three: Canelo with an overhand shot. Crawford with a body shot. He landed combinations. A hook landed from Canelo. Big hook from Crawford. Canelo was reaching for body shots. Body shot from Canelo but Crawford responded with flurries. Crawford appears to be a step ahead each round. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (30-27 Crawford)

Round two: Crawford got hit with a few body shots. Crawford with jabs. He continued to land jabs. Another body shot from Canelo. Jabs and combinations to the face from Crawford. Crawford with a punch to the body. He landed more jabs. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford (20-18 Crawford)

Round one: Crawford pressed forward right away. He went for a few jabs. Canelo tried to land hard shots. Body shot from Canelo. Crawford with two clean punches. Left hook from Canelo as Crawford landed a few combinations. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Crawford

Main event time! The last great fighters of their era face off for super middleweight gold and bragging rights. Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford. Here we GO! 

Callum Walsh beats Fernando Vargas Jr. in a learning experience fight

12:16 a.m. ET: Walsh started to miss several counter shots. He did land shots to the body. Vargas started pressing forward in round eight, and did so again in round nine. Walsh landed a big shot in round ten. It was a learning experience fight for both. 

12:01 a.m. ET: Walsh has a good plan so far thanks to coach Freddie Roach. Big body shot by Walsh in round four. A left hand from Vargas connected. A few left hooks from Walsh hurt Vargas. Walsh applied plenty of pressure in the fifth. The Irish fighter looked sharper of the two. He pushed Vargas' head back with a jab. 

11:44 p.m. ET: Walsh with a hook to start things off. Walsh with a few hooks. A slip by Walsh. Body shot from Walsh. Left hand to the body followed by combinations. Walsh landed several body shots in round two. He controlled the ring early on. Vargas with a few left hands. He landed a body shot in round three, a counter shot. 

11:34 p.m. ET: Top Dana White prospect Callum Walsh looks to prove he's the next big thing in front of a massive audience. He competes in the co-main event against Fernando Vargas Jr. of the famed Vargas family. 

Christian Mbilli-Lester Martinez draw in Fight of the Year contender

11:20 p.m. ET: Martinez dug to the body with lefts and followed it up with rights. Mbilli looked like he was wobbling. Over 600 combined strikes landed by round nine. Both were exhausted but still continued to press forward. Rights from Mbilli, uppercuts from Martinez. They exchanged until the final bell. The fight was called a draw. 

11:07 p.m. ET: Mbilli landed a clean shot to the face of Martinez in round five, though the latter had a great round. Uppercut from Martinez. Mbilli was relentless. A potential knockdown was called a slip. Mbilli with connections to the head of Martinez. Massive hooks by Mbilli. Martinez with a few uppercuts by the ropes. Mbilli returned the favor. 

10:53 p.m. ET: Round three saw punches pouring from both sides. Martinez with a massive uppercut. Mbilli with massive body blows. Left hands by Mbilli landed. They just traded punishing blows to the delight of the crowd. If Canelo can beat Crawford, a fight against the winner would be something. There was no "Tom and Jerry" fighting here. 

10:42 p.m. ET: Mbilli went for the attack right away. He pushed Martinez by the ropes. Martinez answered back with a few rights. They exchanged shots early on the inside. Body shot by Martinez. Mbilli pressed forward and landed left hooks to the body of Martinez. As he focused on the body, Martinez focused on uppercuts. 

10:30 p.m. ET: The interim WBC super middleweight title is on the line next, as Christian Mbilli faces Lester Martinez. 

Josh Duhamel, Holly Madison, DeMarcus Cousins, Lonnie Ali, Rob Lowe, Jay Williams, Andy Ruiz Jr., Tracy Morgan, Michael Irvin are all at the fight. 

Mohammed Alakel looks sharp against Travis Crawford

10:15 p.m. ET: The 21-year-old Alakel got caught with some solid shots from Crawford in round nine, the latter's best shots of the night. They circled around the ring through the final round. Alakel got the deserved win. 

10:08 p.m. ET: Uppercuts from Alakel connected in round five. He connected to the body. Crawford tried to adjust, but he was mainly playing defense. Alakel with multiple two-piece combinations. He led the dance in round seven as he circled around the ring. Pressing forward, Alakel was playing with Crawford at this point. 

9:50 p.m. ET: Alakel had to recover following a few quick shots from Crawford in round two. Crawford started to get closer. Crawford with combinations in round three. Alakel with an uppercut. Crawford with a left. Alakel was forced to adjust in the fourth round as he was getting hunted down. 

9:38 p.m. ET: Alakel with a right early on in round one. He landed multiple jabs. Using his range, Alakel forced Crawford back at several points. Alakel landed body shots and then a shot to the top. He continued that strategy through the round. 

9:27 p.m. ET: Mohammed Alakel vs. Travis Crawford opens the main card. 

9:17 p.m. ET: The main card has started! 

Brandon Adams def. Serhii Bohachuk in epic rematch

A late left hook for Adams, but Bohachuk has a strong chin. Both were exhausted by round nine, though Bohachuk landed several uppercuts. Adams forced Bohachuk into the ropes and landed big body shots. The fight went the distance to the delight of the crowd. 

9:02 p.m. ET: The fight had fantastic pacing. Adams with a body shot very close to the belt line. By round five, it was anyone's fight. A combined 600 punches thrown between the two by round seven. The main card will start a bit later.  

8:39 p.m. ET: Adams provided pressure to the body early. He got hurt with a few rights. The towering Bohachuk landed several hooks to the head. One round of Serhii Bohachuk vs. Brandon Adams made up for Jermaine Franklin vs Ivan Dychko. They landed shots on the inside, exchanging with hard blows. Bohachuk with uppercuts and hooks. 

8:30 p.m. ET: Brandon Adams beat Serhii Bohachuk in 2021. Can Bohachuk gain a measure of revenge? 

Jermaine Franklin beats Ivan Dychko in heavyweight affair

8:17 p.m. ET: Dychko got deducted a point in the eighth, which did help him catch a break. Franklin with a big right, though Dychko has been able to eat those shots. Franklin continued to land combinations late in the fight. Franklin won via unique scoring. 

8 p.m. ET: Dychko, with his height, forced Franklin to fight on the outside. Franklin has landed more punches. The crowd has not been too favorable of this fight. Round six saw a lot of holding. Franklin with a massive right in the seventh. The round was his best of the fight, which lacked action.   

7:45 p.m. ET: Right hands by Dychko connected early. Franklin attempted to use the jab to back Dychko up. Heavyweight action can mean either a slow pace or a fight with quick and hard hands. 

7:29 p.m. ET: After losing against Anthony Joshua in 2023, Jermaine Franklin has gone on a two-fight win streak. Can he make a statement tonight against Ivan Dychko?

7:15 p.m. ET: It was revealed there will be no anthems for tonight's main event. Something Dana White does not do in the UFC. 

Reito Tsutsumi with another stoppage win against Javier Martinez

7:06 p.m. ET: Tsutsumi got rocked with a few shots early on. They both traded body shots. Tsutsumi with shots on the inside and a rip to the body. Martinez got knocked down early. He couldn't walk in a straight line and the referee called the fight off. 

6:56 p.m. ET: Top Ring prospect Reito Tsutsumi is in action next. He impressed me when I saw him live at the Edgar Berlanga-Hamzah Sheeraz fight. 

Sultan Almohammed proves to be the future against Martin Caraballo

6:46 p.m. ET: The fight is a learning experience for Almohammed. Caraballo was taking some vicious shots as the fight went on, but he still did not back down. It was a solid four-round fight as Almohammed had a tremendous outing in his debut. 

6:29 p.m. ET: Almohammed is one of The Ring's top prospects. The 17-year-old landed flurries against Caraballo. He pressed forward and pushed Caraballo to the floor. Almohammed got a warning from the referee. 

Raiko Santana earns early win against Steven Nelson 

6:10 p.m. ET: Nelson got cracked with a right hand early. He got bombarded and the referee had no choice but to stop the fight in favor of Santana. 

6:02 p.m. ET: Steven Nelson vs. Raiko Santana continue things off. Santana had a cigar in his mouth as he entered the ring. 

Marco Verde with a showcase win against Sona Akale

5:55 p.m. ET: Verde started landing uppercuts and Akale looked like he was struggling. The referee called the fight off in the third and Akale was livid. 

5:45 p.m. ET: Marco Verde and Sona Akale started things off for the Canelo vs. Crawford prelims. Verde pressed forward and landed straight shots, while Akale tried using defense to avoid key blows. Akale got caught early on and got dropped.  

5:38 p.m. ET: The prelims have begun, with the UFC's Jon Anik leading the charge. 

5:30 p.m. ET: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford.

Who won the Canelo vs. Crawford fight?

Terence Crawford beat Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113). 

It was a dominant performance from Crawford, who utilized his jab to hurt the mighty Canelo. Canelo had no answer for Crawford, who bullied him for twelve rounds. 

Daniel Yanofsky

Daniel Yanofsky is the Combat Sports Editor for The Sporting News since late 2021. Prior to working for TSN, Daniel provided insight on combat sports for Fightful, FIGHT SPORTS, and Wrestling Inc. A proud Ithaca College alum, when he isn’t working on his golf game, Daniel is advocating for three-minute rounds in women's boxing.

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