Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov is official.
Crawford, the 147-pound champion and pound-for-pound king, will probably be transferring up in weight to problem the WBA 154-pound beltholder on Aug. 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, it was formally introduced on Wednesday.
The lead promoter is Riyadh Season, which will probably be presenting its first occasion outdoors of Saudi Arabia.
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“We’re delighted for Riyadh Season to host its first abroad occasion in Los Angeles, and this struggle in america is a particular one to mark this second,” mentioned His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Administrators of the Common Leisure Authority.
“We need to give individuals world wide the chance to take pleasure in their very own Riyadh Season expertise, and that is precisely what we hope to realize by staging this and in addition future occasions world wide.”
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) already has gained world titles at 135, 140 and 147, that means he will probably be making an attempt to win a serious belt in a fourth division.
The 36-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, hasn’t fought since his sensational seventh-round stoppage of fellow pound-for-pounder Errol Spence Jr. in a 147-pound title unification bout final July 29. He retains three of the 4 welterweight belts in the mean time.
“I can’t wait to get again within the ring in my fourth weight class and remind the world why I’m the perfect pound-for-pound fighter on the earth,” Crawford mentioned. “Israil Madrimov is an amazing and entertaining fighter, however on August 3, he will probably be my subsequent sufferer. That is the Terence Crawford period.”
Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) gained the vacant WBA title – which opened up when Jermell Charlo fought Canelo Alvarez and was designated “champion in recess” – by stopping Magomed Kurbanov in 5 rounds on March 8.
The California-based Uzbek is thrilled to face the perfect within the enterprise.
“Terence Crawford is one in all my favourite boxers and among the finest boxers on the earth,” he mentioned. “I’m very excited to get this chance to make a press release, and I’ll, Inshallah.”
The undercard options plenty of well-known fighters. Right here’s the lineup:
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela, junior welterweights (for Cruz’s WBA title)
Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Jarrell Miller, heavyweights
David Morrell vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic, mild heavyweights
Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Moran, lightweights
Isaac Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) is coming off his sensational eighth-round knockout of Rolando Romero to win his belt on March 30.
Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) is returning to the ring for the primary time since September 2022, when the previous champion put Luis Ortiz down 3 times and gained a unanimous determination.
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