The Ring has confirmed that talks are ongoing for Crawford to face recently crowned WBA 154-pound titlist Israil Madrimov. The fight is earmarked to take place on Aug. 3 in the greater Los Angeles area, should a deal be reached.
"To be honest, I never wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist," Crawford said. "Midge and BoMac, they wanted me to stay in the amateurs and win a gold medal because they know how tough it is coming out of Nebraska. I wanted to be a world champion."
When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET on PPV.com, check out our Spence vs. Crawford live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. It will for the undisputed welterweight championship.
Round 1: Both men firing from distance. Donaire working to cut off Santiago, who is sticking with his jab as he circles. Good counter left by Donaire. Santiago goes the body but absorbs another counter. Santiago doubles up on his jab and connects. Overhand right by Santiago. Nice left hook by Santiago as Donaire connects to the body.
Round Five: Bud with a combination that rips up Spence. Punches are coming from everywhere. Spence digging to the body. Crawford is at ease and sees everything in slow motion. Crawford with wicked power shots on Spence. This is a stunning performance. Crawford with a hook to the body and whips to the head. Spence gets smacked with a short right. Spence with a huge overhand right and Bud doesn't move.
The warrior gene runs through the blood of Terence Crawford. His grandfather, father and uncle had all trained at the C.W. Boxing Club in Omaha, Nebraska. The gym’s owner, Carl Washington, was also Crawford’s neighbor. Washington approached a then seven-year-old Terence about doing the same as a means of keeping the youngster out of trouble.
Crawford comes out looking like he wants to mix it up more here as he lands a right hand. Both fighters trade at center ring and make grazing contact. Left lands for Porter upstairs. Hard body shot lands for Crawford to the body, then a right hand over the top. Left hand lands for Crawford in between two shots for Porter. Check hook from Crawford just misses. Right hand lead lands for Porter as Crawford bounces into the ropes. Double jab comes from Porter this time. Jab lands for Porter again. Check hook lands for Crawford sending Porter into the corner. Crawford partially lands a shot just before the bell.
On March 1, 2014, Crawford traveled overseas to challenge WBO lightweight world champion Ricky Burns at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Burns’ native Glasgow, Scotland. The location made no difference. Crawford dominated, winning a wide 12-round unanimous decision to capture his first world title.
Round 7 (12:04 a.m.): Porter strafes Bud with a left hand. Crawford gives Porter different looks and feints. They exchange left hands. Right hand by Porter lands and Crawford bounces off the ropes. Short counter right by Crawford as Porter rolls in. Porter won’t stop coming. Bud is smiling again. But he’s not throwing enough. 10-9, Porter (67-66, Porter)
Charlo hasn't competed at 154 pounds since May 2022, when he defeated Brian Castaño in a rematch. Charlo fought in September at 168 pounds, a wide-points loss to Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight championship.
After years of build-up, Spence came out aggressively in the opening round, jabbing and attacking Crawford’s body. Crawford, who is known for fighting from both the southpaw and orthodox stances, fought primarily as a southpaw and scored his first knockdown in round two with a powerful right cross that caught Spence off balance and sent him down for the first time in his career.
Crawford’s trainer asks him not to get into a firefight with Porter. Check hook from Crawford makes partial contact as Porter comes in. Porter touches the body with a left hand. Crawford sticking to the southpaw stance for now and step towards Porter. Porter scores while Crawford tries to time a big counter that misses. Both fighters hesitant for about a 30 second stretch and the growd gets anxios. Combination comes prom Porter and scores well on Crawford, who grins. Crawford looks like he’s done with boxing and wants to brawl. Porter is cut on his right eye from what might’ve been a head clash. Crawford pushes Porter to the canvas. I still think Porter’s getting the best of the action so far.
Crawford vs. Porter took place Nov. 20 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. WBO welterweight champion terence crawford notable wins Crawford (38-0) put his belt on the line against Shawn Porter (31-41-1), which aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Catch more video highlights below.
"He was the better man," said Spence. "He was using his jab, and my timing was a little bit off. He was catching me in between shots. I make no excuses. He was on a hotter jab, he was timing his jab and he had his timing down on point."
Crawford left Top Rank Promotions after the win over Porter to make the fight with Spence, who fights for Premier Boxing Champions. According to ESPN's Mike Coppinger, Spence and Crawford agreed to preliminary terms on a potential bout before talks dissipated over some of the technical aspects of the fight, including net expenses. Once that fixture fell through, Crawford signed the deal with upstart BLK Prime, which will promote a bout between former welterweight champion Adrian Broner and Ivan Redkach in 2023, it announced Saturday.
"To be honest, I never wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist," Crawford said. "Midge and BoMac, they wanted me to stay in the amateurs and win a gold medal because they know how tough it is coming out of Nebraska. I wanted to be a world champion."
When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET on PPV.com, check out our Spence vs. Crawford live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. It will for the undisputed welterweight championship.
Round 1: Both men firing from distance. Donaire working to cut off Santiago, who is sticking with his jab as he circles. Good counter left by Donaire. Santiago goes the body but absorbs another counter. Santiago doubles up on his jab and connects. Overhand right by Santiago. Nice left hook by Santiago as Donaire connects to the body.
Round Five: Bud with a combination that rips up Spence. Punches are coming from everywhere. Spence digging to the body. Crawford is at ease and sees everything in slow motion. Crawford with wicked power shots on Spence. This is a stunning performance. Crawford with a hook to the body and whips to the head. Spence gets smacked with a short right. Spence with a huge overhand right and Bud doesn't move.
The warrior gene runs through the blood of Terence Crawford. His grandfather, father and uncle had all trained at the C.W. Boxing Club in Omaha, Nebraska. The gym’s owner, Carl Washington, was also Crawford’s neighbor. Washington approached a then seven-year-old Terence about doing the same as a means of keeping the youngster out of trouble.
Crawford comes out looking like he wants to mix it up more here as he lands a right hand. Both fighters trade at center ring and make grazing contact. Left lands for Porter upstairs. Hard body shot lands for Crawford to the body, then a right hand over the top. Left hand lands for Crawford in between two shots for Porter. Check hook from Crawford just misses. Right hand lead lands for Porter as Crawford bounces into the ropes. Double jab comes from Porter this time. Jab lands for Porter again. Check hook lands for Crawford sending Porter into the corner. Crawford partially lands a shot just before the bell.
On March 1, 2014, Crawford traveled overseas to challenge WBO lightweight world champion Ricky Burns at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Burns’ native Glasgow, Scotland. The location made no difference. Crawford dominated, winning a wide 12-round unanimous decision to capture his first world title.
Round 7 (12:04 a.m.): Porter strafes Bud with a left hand. Crawford gives Porter different looks and feints. They exchange left hands. Right hand by Porter lands and Crawford bounces off the ropes. Short counter right by Crawford as Porter rolls in. Porter won’t stop coming. Bud is smiling again. But he’s not throwing enough. 10-9, Porter (67-66, Porter)
Charlo hasn't competed at 154 pounds since May 2022, when he defeated Brian Castaño in a rematch. Charlo fought in September at 168 pounds, a wide-points loss to Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight championship.
After years of build-up, Spence came out aggressively in the opening round, jabbing and attacking Crawford’s body. Crawford, who is known for fighting from both the southpaw and orthodox stances, fought primarily as a southpaw and scored his first knockdown in round two with a powerful right cross that caught Spence off balance and sent him down for the first time in his career.
Crawford’s trainer asks him not to get into a firefight with Porter. Check hook from Crawford makes partial contact as Porter comes in. Porter touches the body with a left hand. Crawford sticking to the southpaw stance for now and step towards Porter. Porter scores while Crawford tries to time a big counter that misses. Both fighters hesitant for about a 30 second stretch and the growd gets anxios. Combination comes prom Porter and scores well on Crawford, who grins. Crawford looks like he’s done with boxing and wants to brawl. Porter is cut on his right eye from what might’ve been a head clash. Crawford pushes Porter to the canvas. I still think Porter’s getting the best of the action so far.
Crawford vs. Porter took place Nov. 20 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. WBO welterweight champion terence crawford notable wins Crawford (38-0) put his belt on the line against Shawn Porter (31-41-1), which aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Catch more video highlights below.
"He was the better man," said Spence. "He was using his jab, and my timing was a little bit off. He was catching me in between shots. I make no excuses. He was on a hotter jab, he was timing his jab and he had his timing down on point."
Crawford left Top Rank Promotions after the win over Porter to make the fight with Spence, who fights for Premier Boxing Champions. According to ESPN's Mike Coppinger, Spence and Crawford agreed to preliminary terms on a potential bout before talks dissipated over some of the technical aspects of the fight, including net expenses. Once that fixture fell through, Crawford signed the deal with upstart BLK Prime, which will promote a bout between former welterweight champion Adrian Broner and Ivan Redkach in 2023, it announced Saturday.