Promoter Eddie Hearn warns Israil Madrimov is bringing “Uzbek energy” to KO Terence Crawford on August third within the headliner in Los Angeles.
Hearn believes that Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) has stumbled into the hardest battle for his profession, selecting to battle Madrimov (10-0-1, 8 KOs) for his WBA junior middleweight title on ESPN+ PPV on the BMO Stadium.
Crawford, 36, might really feel that as a result of he’s succeeded in three different divisions, it’ll be cake for him to do it at 154, and Madrimov received’t be an issue. He could possibly be assuming incorrect, which, if that’s the case, he can say goodbye to the Canelo Alvarez battle that he’s hoping to occur on the prime of subsequent 12 months.
Madrimov’s current fights in opposition to Magomed Kurbanov, Raphael Igbokwe, and Michel Soro, he punches extra energy than anybody Crawford has fought earlier than in his 16-year profession, and it’s going to be arduous for him to combine it up.
“I believe it’s the hardest battle of his profession. Up at 154 kilos, he’s an enormous gentle middleweight, punches very arduous, has super motion, good boxing IQ, and excellent beginner pedigree as effectively. This can be a actual, actual battle,” stated Eddie Hearn to Matchroom Boxing, previewing what Terence Crawford might be coping with on August third in opposition to WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov.
We don’t know Crawford’s technique for this battle as a result of he might select to field and transfer for twelve rounds to keep away from getting hit by Madrimov. That’s not a good suggestion if Crawford desires to impress His Excellency Turki Alalshikh as a result of he’s the one who’s curious about him going through Canelo Alvarez.
Crawford wants the kind of efficiency he put in final 12 months in opposition to Errol Spence Jr. on July 29 as a result of that’s what followers wish to see from him.
Terence made many informal boxing followers wanting to see him battle after that efficiency as a result of that was the primary time that lots of them had ever seen him carry out. Crawford’s fights had been beneath the radar all through his profession as a result of he by no means confronted an enormous title till the 34-year-old Spence blessed him.
“We like our spot on this battle, the underdog however with Uzbek energy and he’s able to knock Terence Crawford out in Los Angeles,” stated Hearn.
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— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) July 18, 2024
