The combat sports world was talking about one of the biggest upsets ever after Terence Crawford put on a clinic of a performance against Canelo Alvarez. The 37-year-old moved a couple of weight classes above to fight a younger and more explosive fighter, and came out as the victor after 12 rounds, winning the undisputed super middleweight title in the process and becoming the first male fighter in boxing history to become undisputed in three weight classes. But then, the attention, at least of the MMA world, quickly shifted from Crawford’s win over Alvarez to a potential fight against UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria.
A week before the fight, the Georgian-Spaniard could be seen calling out Terence Crawford on social media, that too for a boxing match. But since Conor McGregor