- Terence Crawford is an undefeated professional American boxer with a net worth of $8 million, earned through his career and endorsement
- He founded the B&B boxing academy to teach Omaha kids boxing and fitness in October 2013, and also co-founded a digital company known as Pixelbird
- His lawyer paid a bond of $10,000 in 2016 after he was sentenced to 53 days in prison for mischief and trespassing
Terence Crawford net worth is estimated at $8 million as of May 2022. The Southpaw has won numerous world championships in 3 weight classes; WBO welterweight, WBO lightweight, and WBA (Super).
He fell in love with boxing at a young age and went on to have an incredible amateur career, winning gold at the 2006 PAL Championships, 2006 Blue & Gold National Championships, and the 2007 US Pan America Games Box-Off in 132 pounds.
Crawford launched his professional boxing career in March 2008 and his record currently stands at 38 wins out of 38 bouts.
Brief Bio Of Terence Crawford
The boxing champion was born to parents, Debbie Crawford and Terry Crawford on 28th September 1987 in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States. He wasn’t the only child of his parents as he was raised alongside his 2 older sisters, Latisha Crawford and Shawntay Crawford.
Crawford, 38, developed a passion for boxing when he was quite young. As the story goes, he started boxing at 7 and since then, he never looked back. At the amateur level, he competed in 70 bouts and lost only 12. Between 2006 and 2007, he won 3 gold medals at the 2006 PAL Championships, the 2006 Blue & Gold National Championships, and the 2007 US Pan America Games Box-Off.
His impressive amateur records made him one of the finest lightweight boxers in the US and a top prospect for the 2008 Olympics. Unfortunately, he failed to make it to the Olympics after he lost Sadam Ali.
Crawford’s Professional Boxing Career Started In 2008
Since he didn’t realize his Olympics ambition, the Omaha-born boxer launched his professional boxing career instead. He made his debut on 14th March 2008 and knocked out his opponent, Brian Cummings in the 1st round.
Seven (7) years after making his professional debut, he won the WBO lightweight title after defeating Ricky Burns on 1st March 2014. In addition, he beat Yuriokorkis Gamboa and Ray Beltran to win The Ring and Lineal lightweight titles.
He went on to fight boxers like Breidis Prescott, Thomas Dulorme, Dierry Jean, Hank Lundy, Viktor Postol, Jeff Horn, Joese Benavidez Jr., Amir Khan, Egidijus Kavaliauskas, and Kell Brook, without losing.
These fights gave him the following titles; WBO Welterweight, WBC Super-lightweight, WBO Super-lightweight, IBF Super-lightweight, WBA Upper-lightweight, WBO Lightweight and
WBO NABO Lightweight.
The 38 Year-Old Crawford Made A Huge Fortune From Boxing And Endorsement Deals
Terence Crawford’s net worth is estimated at $8 million. Based on the investigation, he earned considerably from his boxing career and endorsement deals. He started to make money after his professional debut in 2008.
In 2008, he received a purse of $125,000 from his fight with Colombian boxer, Breidis Prescott. He earned $1.21 million in a bout with Jean Lundy in 2015. The following year, his purse for a fight with Viktor Postol was $1.3 million.
He went on to earn $3 million, $3.62 million, and $4 million from his fight with Jeff Horn, Jose Benavidez Jr., and Kell Brook, respectively. His fight with Shawn Porter saw him earning $6 million, which is a 60% split of the bout’s total purse.
Besides what he earned from boxing, he has lucrative deals with some brands including; Everlast. All these put together, contributed to Terence Crawford net worth.
As a result of this, he lives and enjoys a life of luxury with his entire family.
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He Is Into Philanthropy
Outside boxing, he founded the B&B boxing academy in October 2013. The academy is a non-profit that teaches boxing and fitness to kids in Ohama without charging them a fee. Also, he is the co-founder of Pixelbird, a digital agency that builds and promotes collaborations between sports organizations and athletes using blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Did He Lose Any Money?
Crawford paid $10,000 to be released on bail after he was found guilty of criminal mischief and trespassing following an incident at an auto shop in Omaha in September 2016.
According to reports, the boxer demanded that his 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo be released, but the owner insisted the car would only be released if he complete his outstanding payment of $1,350. Instead, the boxer went to the hydraulic lift, lowered his car, and towed it away.
It was in the process of this that he broke the lift, resulting in a reported $5,000 damages.
Initially, he was given a 90 days jail term, but it was reduced to 53 days. He had only spent 8 hours of his sentence before his lawyer paid the bail.
5 Quick Facts About Terence Crawford
- He is not yet married but is in a long-term relationship with a woman identified as Alindra Person.
- Crawford is a father of 6 children, namely; Terence Crawford Jr., Tyrese Crawford, T.Bud Crawford, Trinity Michael Crawford, and Miya Crawford.
- Since he went pro in 2008, he has yet to lose a fight, having 38 wins out of 38, winning 29 by knockouts and 9 by decisions as of May 2022
- He is nicknamed the “Bud.”
- The boxer is of average height, standing at 5ft 8in (1.73m), and body weight of 68kg (150lbs).
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