Turki Alalshikh reveals the only fight Terence Crawford wants

At the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles we saw on August 3rd and 4th Terence Crawford became world champion in four weight classes and won the WBA super welterweight title from Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs). Attention quickly turned to what Crawford would do next. The Omaha native has already vacated his WBO welterweight title – apparently stay at 154lbs. Turki Alalshikh has now announced Charlie Parsons on X the only fight Crawford thinks he wants.

Rumors about Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Álvarez

Turki Alalshik believes Terence Crawford only wants Canelo Álvarez

After his historic victory over Madrimov, Crawford was asked about the fight against Canelo and said: “If the money is right, you have a fight…. But at the same time Time he has a fight ahead of him that he is focused on. I will return to my family. I am I'm going to relax. I'm going to enjoy this and enjoy all the success I've had in boxing.” He added: “It's not important to me. I guess it's just another milestone on the road to greatness. And financially too.”

Alalshikh had apparently left the possibility of Crawford-Canelo behind when he announced on X: “I just finished an important meeting with my team where we plan the upcoming fights for 2024-2025. I have decided to ignore the Canelo fight as I no longer want it. Instead, I will to concentrate for the US market with bigger fights, especially for the legend Crawford.”

In his recent Q&A with Parsons, Alalshikh discussed what might be next for Crawford, whether it be Ortiz Jr. or a superfight with Alvarez: “I don't think Crawford will fight anyone other than Canelo (Alvarez). That's my opinion,” Alalshikh said. His Excellency continued: “We give (Crawford) Offer for Ortiz. I don't think he'll accept it. He only wants Canelo.”

Other options for Crawford

The other most likely option for Crawford seems to be a world championship fight with Vergil Ortiz Jr. at 154lbs and Alalshikh has spoken to FightHubTV according to Ortiz Jr-Bohachuk about his desire to make Ortiz-Crawford: “It was a great fight. I thought it was a draw. We want it for Crawford, but if he has a rematch with this guy in the future, that would be fantastic.”

The recent public exchanges between His Excellency and Canelo are making negotiations difficult for Álvarez-Crawford. Nevertheless, His Excellency seems to accept that it is the fight that “Bud” wants and Alalshikh has proven that he is great at organizing the best fights. Canelo vs. Crawford back on the schedule?