Promoter Eddie Hearn says he doesn’t assume Terence Crawford will give former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov a rematch after successful a harder-than-expected questionable 12-round unanimous choice final Saturday evening on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Crawford’s Hardest Battle
As Hearn had predicted, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) had the hardest struggle of his profession in opposition to Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) and out-punched, marked up, and made to look all of 36.
Hearn feels the judges saved Crawford from struggling his first profession defeat and operating his probabilities of getting the Canelo Alvarez struggle that he’s been pining away for.
It’s unclear who Crawford will struggle subsequent if he doesn’t get the struggle in opposition to Canelo, which it doesn’t seem he’ll. Hearn desires Crawford to face Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, however he doesn’t imagine he’ll entertain that struggle both.
No matter perception Crawford had in his capability to beat Boots Ennis, they’ve evaporated after the punishment he took in opposition to Madrimov, and he’s not going to wish to struggle the younger expertise to threat dropping out on the Canelo payday.
Madrimov: The Greatest at 154?
“I don’t assume they’ll wish to take the rematch,” Eddie Hearn advised the media when requested if there can be a rematch between Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov. What Israil proved is that he’s one of the best 154-pounder on this planet.”
Many followers agree with Hearn’s remark that Madrimov proved he’s one of the best fighter on this planet at 154. Crawford’s win solely proved that he was one of the best of the three assigned judges, however not with the followers. They overwhelmingly noticed Madrimov because the winner.
“I believed he edged the struggle. It was an in depth struggle,” Hearn continued about his perception that Madrimov deserved the victory. “I used to be dissatisfied that we didn’t get a break up or a little bit bit extra respect on the scorecards, however that was his eleventh struggle. It was superb, actually, to go and struggle Crawford and provides him that form of a struggle.”
Hearn ought to have impressed upon Madrimov the necessity to get a knockout within the struggle as a result of it’s not possible for fighters to beat widespread stars, particularly once they have a mega-fight looming simply over the horizon as Crawford does in opposition to Canelo.
Madrimov’s Inventory Rises
“Finally,” stated Hearn when requested if a Crawford-Madrimov rematch would make sense. “Israil has received to come back again now, be in some huge fights, get some good wins, and hopefully, folks will wish to see that rematch,” stated Hearn.
Regardless of Madrimov dropping, his standing has elevated within the boxing world, and he shouldn’t have any issues getting a shot in opposition to the winner of Saturday’s conflict between Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr.
