Overview

• Terence Crawford dethroned Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Sept. 13 to unify all four super-middleweight belts and become the first male three-division undisputed champion of the four-belt era.
• Crawford said he will meet with his team to decide his future and floated a possible drop to 160 pounds.
• Unified IBF/WBO middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly publicly invited Crawford to fight, posting on X that he would gladly face him, as he continues to seek high-level opponents.
• Coverage notes Janibek has struggled to land unifications and is often labeled a difficult fight to secure, while other names eyeing Crawford include David Benavidez at 168 and Virgil Ortiz, with trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre dismissing a Chris Eubank Jr bout.
• Analysts argue Crawford’s weight-jump win should inspire peers like Gervonta Davis, Naoya Inoue and Jesse Rodriguez to chase cross-division challenges, as Davis faces criticism for a Nov. 11 exhibition with Jake Paul that could stall lightweight activity.