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Terence Crawford eyed to reverse retirement for ‘biggest fight in boxing’ after broadcast row

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Eddie Hearn believes Terence Crawford will come out of retirement to face Jaron Ennis. Crawford retired at the top of the sport with a perfect record after beating Canelo Alvarez in September last year to become undisputed super-middleweight champion. Hearn believes a blockbuster with Ennis will prove the ultimate temptation for Crawford Getty ‘Bud’ vacated the belts and chose not to rematch the Mexican despite becoming America’s biggest star in the sport by some distance. He did look to a potential fight at 160lbs against Janibek Alimkhanuly to make history, but after he failed a drugs test, Crawford decided enough is enough. However, when appearing as an analyst at the weekend for Andy Ruiz’s comeback defeat , the Omaha native got caught up in the sport again. Crawford was caught on a live broadcast exchanging words with unified super-welterweight champion Ennis. Ennis claimed he would beat Crawford in a clash, and the boxing icon responded, suggesting he’d win with ease if the pair

First report: Terence Crawford speaks out on latest calls to end retirement and fight once more — boxingnewsonline.net, 10d