Canelo Wants Crawford Rematch, Points to His 3-0 Redo Record

Canelo Alvarez isn't done with Terence Crawford. Fresh off dropping a unanimous decision that snapped an unbeaten super-middleweight run, the 63-2-2 Mexican told CBS he'd beat Crawford in a rematch — and he's using his own résumé as evidence. His pitch: look at what he does the second time around.

Alvarez pointed to three do-overs to make the case. He avenged an early loss to Miguel Vazquez, then boxed twice with Gennady Golovkin after their disputed first meeting. His argument is simple — give him a chance to study the tape, fix the mistakes, and the result changes. That's a lot to ask against a man sitting on 42 straight wins.

The Fight That Started It

Crawford didn't just win. Moving up three weight classes from his natural welterweight home, the Omaha southpaw outmaneuvered Canelo on the feet and picked him apart to become boxing's first post-war undisputed three-weight champion. He was faster with his hands, his footwork and his ring IQ — and the judges saw it clean across the board.

For a fighter with 31 knockouts in 42 fights, Crawford chose to outbox rather than gamble, and it worked. That's the problem for Canelo: this wasn't a close, controversial night crying out for a sequel. It was control from bell to bell.

Canelo's Regret

The frustrating part for Alvarez is that he can't force the issue. He's admitted the blame is his own — he should have written a rematch clause into the original contract. Instead he's left lobbying publicly while Crawford, now retired, reportedly weighs a lucrative offer to run it back.

Canelo said he still believes in what he can do and that a second shot would be amazing if it materializes. The reality is colder. At 63-2-2 with a September date in Las Vegas against an unnamed opponent, he's the one moving forward while Crawford holds all the cards. Wanting the rematch and getting it are two very different things — and right now, only one man decides.