Israil Madrimov referred to as for truthful judging to be completed for his battle in opposition to famous person Terence Crawford on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.
The WBA Junior middleweight champion Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) is from Uzbekistan and can go to the U.S. when he defends in opposition to his American Challenger Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs). He desires the battle to be judged pretty by the three officers who will work it.
With a mega-fight between Crawford and Canelo Alvarez looming for subsequent yr, it’s comprehensible why Madrimov and his group can be involved that his match in opposition to Terence can be judged pretty.
Given the amount of cash a Canelo-Crawford battle will herald, Madrimov has purpose to fret about being given a good shake with the scoring.
Crawford is predicted to land extra punches on this battle, however the weaker selection, principally jabs versus energy photographs. Madrimov possesses GGG-like energy, however he’s not identified for having a excessive work fee and doesn’t focus as a lot on touchdown jabs as Crawford does.
Madrimov’s Plea for Equity
“I do know that I’m preventing the most effective in Terence Crawford and his group, however I’m additionally preventing his followers and the remainder, and I’m hoping that all the pieces can be truthful and impartial,” mentioned Israil Madrimov in the course of the closing press convention on Thursday.
Madrimov’s supervisor, Vadim Kornilov, additionally expressed issues concerning the judging, saying, “I’m hoping that all the pieces can be truthful and sq. on battle evening.”
The very last thing Saturday’s Riyadh Season occasion wants is for Crawford to be given a controversial win over Madrimov in the principle occasion. That may taint the entire night, leaving followers with a foul impression of the entire evening.
Madrimov, 29, may help himself if he takes the judging out of the equation completely by knocking Crawford out. That’s the easiest way. Israil has been in comparison with Gennadiy Golovkin when it comes to his energy, and that nice fighter was identified for knocking out his opponents.
The Shadow of Previous Controversies
After all, many followers felt that Golovkin was given a uncooked deal in his first and second fights with Canelo in 2017 and 2018 and may have gained each. As such, even GGG was affected by controversial scoring. Madrimov has clearly discovered from watching these fights and is frightened that he might undergo the identical destiny on Saturday.
