Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was beaten fair and square by Terence Crawford on Saturday, the 13th of September in front of 70,482 fans inside the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

There will be a lot of analysis regarding Crawford’s all-time great victory, but Canelo revealed to GIVE ME SPORT and other reporters precisely what went wrong, and why he lost. It is something he may not be able to change.

Canelo Reveals What Really Went Wrong in Crawford Fight

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When speaking to media, including GIVE ME SPORT, Canelo said that “everything” Crawford did presented issues to him.

“We knew Crawford is a great fighter. I did what I was supposed to do, right? I tried for every way. I trained very hard. He deserves all the credit. I tried my best. I couldn’t figure out the style.”

But it wasn’t just what Crawford did that presented problems, Canelo said. The 35-year-old may have been younger than Crawford, but he has far more ring-wear, has gotten involved in more wars, and has had more wear-and-tear on his body. That body, Canelo said, may have started to break down. Tellingly, he said that he knew what he wanted to do, his boxing brain was not an issue. It’s just that his body couldn’t follow suit.

“Sometimes you try, and your body can’t go,” Canelo said. “That’s my frustration.”

Canelo said he was always confident of securing the win, and that he “tried in all of the rounds.” However, he said he’s accepting of the loss — just the third of his career after previous defeats to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol — and that he just needs to accept the result.

It is unclear, for now, where Canelo goes from here. He no longer has the undisputed super middleweight championship, having lost all of his belts to Bud Crawford. However, he has been linked before to other opponents. Should Chris Eubank Jr defeat Conor Benn in their upcoming rematch, then the prospect of fighting in front of a sell-out crowd at a stadium event in England could prove enticing.

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is gearing up for a monumental showdown with fellow pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford.

The 34-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico is set to make the first defence of his undisputed super-middleweight championship against ‘Bud’ Crawford on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canelo began his second reign as undisputed champion at 168lbs on May 3 after he defeated former IBF super-middleweight champion William Scull in Riyadh. The Mexican great faced-off with Crawford for the first time moments after he was declared the winner against Scull.

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As he prepares for what could be one of the biggest fights of his career, Canelo has set his sights on facing one man in particular after his showdown with ‘Bud’ in two months.

When asked by The Ring Magazine who there is left for him to face, Canelo admitted that he wants a rematch against Dmitry Bivol, after the Russian superstar handed him just the second defeat of his career several years ago.

“I hope I have the opportunity to have the rematch with Bivol, that’s the only fight at 175 I would really take.

I want to tell myself ‘Hey, you learned something from that fight’, what things you don’t need to do again. I have that thing in myself which says ‘Hey, you need to show that you’re a better fighter than him’.”

Bivol successfully defended his WBA world light-heavyweight title against Canelo in May 2022, defeating the Mexican icon via unanimous decision at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The Russian would go on to become the undisputed champion at 175lbs earlier this year as he outpointed rival Artur Beterbiev in their entertaining rematch on February 22. A trilogy bout between the duo is expected to take place during the early stages of 2026.