Terence Crawford, who retired late last year with an undefeated 42-0 record (31 KOs), has revealed the one boxer who truly hurt him during his career. Crawford retired as a five-division world champion, ending his career after defeating Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Crawford announced his retirement on December 17, 2025, via a video on his YouTube channel. He held undisputed titles in three weight divisions: junior welterweight, welterweight, and super middleweight. Crawford was stripped of the WBC super middleweight title earlier in the month before his retirement announcement due to failure to pay a sanctioning fee.

Crawford Was Hurt

Speaking to Daily Mail Boxing, two-weight world champion Regis Prograis conveyed Crawford’s words about being in trouble against former Olympian Yuriorkis Gamboa, believing he was susceptible to the Cuban’s shots due to cutting weight.

Terence Crawford went up two divisions and he still took shots from Canelo. He said ‘the only time I’ve been hurt was by [Yuriorkis] Gamboa and that was when I was at 135, I was too small. I’ve been in the gym, sparring these big guys and the punches don’t do nothing.’ So, really the extra weight is a benefit.

Crawford had clashed with Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2014 as the first defence of his WBO lightweight world title. It was certainly a tricky test for any new champion, given the Cuban’s skillset and impressive amateur pedigree.

The champion scored four knockdowns in total on his way to a ninth-round stoppage. In that final round, he was caught and wobbled himself. Gamboa then went for the final strike but was ultimately punished for it when Crawford survived the storm.