Dominique Crowder lands a protracted jab on Kenny Demecillo. Photograph by Samad Haq
MANALAPAN, N.J. — Contemporary off his first ten-round stint, bantamweight contender Dominique Crowder says he’s prepared now to step as much as twelve rounds.
The 29-year-old from Baltimore is coming off a win over his most skilled opponent to this point, a unanimous choice over Kenny Demecillo on August 5 to win the WBA Worldwide bantamweight belt, and expects to enter the WBA’s high ten rankings when the following set of scores are launched. Going the space, he says, makes him really feel extra like a real skilled, however he’s already wanting ahead to larger challenges.
“If it’s as much as me I need to go to Japan subsequent however I do know it don’t work like that,” stated “Dimes” Crowder (16-0, 10 knockouts) about his curiosity in difficult WBA bantamweight titleholder Takuya Inoue (18-1, 4 KOs). “Hopefully I can get a title eliminator or one thing like that to maintain me busy and get me nearer to my purpose of profitable a world title.”
Inoue, 27, of Yokohama, Japan gained one of many belts his older brother Naoya vacated on April 8, defeating Liborio Solis by unanimous choice. The win got here in his second shot at a title after beforehand dropping a call to then-WBC titleholder Nordine Oubaali in 2019.
“That’s the matchup I’m dreaming about. If I can get that subsequent, I need to do this subsequent. We’ve about the identical quantity of fights however he may need a bit of bit extra expertise than me however I’d like to go to Japan and tackle that huge mission,” stated Crowder, who has a top benefit over nearly everybody at 118 kilos at 6-foot.
Earlier than that, Crowder is about to rejoice his largest win but with a reception this Wednesday, August 23 at APJ Boxing Membership in his adopted hometown of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
Crowder, who’s skilled by Jose Luis Guzman and former world champion Mark Breland, is resting after his longest professional bout but and reflecting on the expertise gained within the Demecillo struggle.
“I realized quite a bit in that struggle. Kenny has loads of expertise,” stated Crowder. “I precise most well-liked going ten rounds with him than simply knocking him out as a result of I’m attending to that degree the place I’m gonna want these rounds and the expertise after I’m going up in opposition to world champions.”
