White Says Crawford Would Return For Right Fight

UFC CEO Dana White believes retired boxing champion Terence Crawford would return to the ring under the right circumstances.

White, whose Zuffa Boxing promotion has pursued high-profile matchups across combat sports, told the Night Cap podcast that Crawford remains open to fighting despite announcing his retirement last December. "If I went to Crawford with the right fight, Crawford would fight," White said, per Sherdog.

Crawford, who retired at 42-0 after beating Canelo Alvarez to become undisputed champion across three weight divisions, recently tested the waters on X by targeting undefeated welterweight Jaron Ennis. The 38-year-old wrote: "I wanna see something! Yall wanna see me come back and fight so bad don't yall? @JaronEnnis would you fight me next if I come outta retirement?"

Ennis, who holds a 36-0 record, responded with a single word and a link: "1000%!"

White's comments suggest Zuffa Boxing could facilitate the bout if Crawford commits to ending his eight-month retirement. No timeline or venue has been discussed publicly, but the social media exchange marks Crawford's first concrete callout since stepping away from the sport.