Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Terence Crawford is 32 days forward from August third of their headliner on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
The 36-year-old Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is bulking up for this struggle, placing on weight, as he’s shifting from 147 to 154, and taking up arguably the largest puncher within the division, Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) for his WBA junior middleweight title.
Israil Madrimov is the dimensions of Canelo Alvarez however with extra energy, technical expertise, and maneuverability. Therefore, the nickname, ‘Little GGG.’
It’s a nightmarish first struggle for Crawford to tackle Madrimov at his age, nearing 37, preventing in a brand new weight class after a 1+ yr layoff. Crawford is bold, however I don’t assume he got here up with this concept to struggle Madrimov.
A Golden Retirement Payday for Crawford?
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wished this struggle, so Crawford went together with it, understanding the cash could be good and essential to get the golden retirement payday towards Canelo Alvarez within the first quarter of 2025.
It’s a harmful struggle for Crawford, and he have to be at his finest to defeat Madrimov. Pretty much as good as Crawford was in his final struggle towards Errol Spence on July 29, 2023, he’s not more likely to be at that stage for this one due to the lengthy 13-month layoff, weight achieve, and preventing in a brand new division towards a naturally larger, stronger and significantly youthful 29-year-old Madrimov.
Implications for a Canelo Battle
If Crawford’s struggle towards Madrimov doesn’t work out, Turki Alalshikh’s plans for the struggle between Terence and Canelo subsequent yr are unclear.
It could nonetheless be struggle between Canelo and Crawford, however it might look odd to the boxing public if Terence backed into it on a shedding word. Clearly, with the money that Crawford will make preventing Canelo, he gained’t flip it down and stand on his rules of desirous to avenge a loss to Madrimov.
The Uzbekistan-born Madrimov bears an uncanny resemblance to former middleweight champion Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin, and he has energy just like his. The place Madrimov is totally different is in his mobility and the angles in his recreation.
Madrimov outmaneuvers his opponents and hits them, crushing energy to attain knockouts. Once more, will probably be powerful for Crawford, and also you’ve acquired to provide him credit score for agreeing to face Madrimov moderately than vetoing the concept.
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