The World Boxing Council (WBC) has given Terence Crawford their ‘Champion in Recess ‘ tag for his 147-lb belt as he moves up to 154 to take on WBA champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd.
We all know we are in for some great night of boxing on August 3, with the latest Saudi extravaganza set, the stacked card to give us:
Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov
Isaac Cruz-Jose Valenzuela
Tim Tszyu-Vergil Ortiz Jr
Andy Ruiz-Jarrell Miller
Andy Cruz-Antonio Moran
David Morrell-Radivoje Kalajdzic
Yes, this is a stellar card, for sure.
As fans who watched the big presser from Gotham in New York yesterday know, the intriguing Terence Crawford-Israel Madrimov headliner set for August 3 in Los Angeles will have quite the stellar supporting card propping it up when in actuality this fight – arguably the sublime Crawford’s toughest and trickiest test yet in his long and accomplished career – needs no propping up.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes his fighter WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov poses the biggest threat of Terence Crawford’s career when they meet in the main event on August 3rd at the BMO Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Israil Madrimov will defend his WBA junior middleweight strap against the ambitious Terence Crawford on August 3rd in Los Angeles, California.
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Terence Crawford is currently in talks with recently crowned WBA 154 pound champion Israil Madrimov, the working date being that of August 3.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes his fighter Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is the guy that will give Terence Crawford his first career defeat if WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov doesn’t do it first on August 3rd in Los Angeles.
Terence Crawford vs. WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov’s undercard, which was revealed today for their August 3rd card in Las Vegas, features several excellent fights.
Jermall Charlo has activated his WBA status as ‘champion in recess’ at junior middleweight to get an immediate title fight against new champion Israil Madrimov.
Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) made easy work of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (0-2), stopping him in the second round of a scheduled ten-round fight on Friday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.