Terence Crawford became the undisputed super middleweight champion last night after beating Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. However, in the post fight pressers, it was seen that the new champ gave the titles back to the former king. Why did that happen?

Well, Crawford returned the belts to Canelo as a sign of respect, but also because those are custom made. Meaning, Crawford will eventually receive new ones made to fit him properly, instead of having the ones made for Canelo’s size.

By doing it publicly, Crawford displayed respect for the former champ, who held the belts for nearly five years. After the fight, both boxers were very complementary of each other.

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