Crawford Eyes Top 3 Pound For Pound Spot With Postol Win

By Carlos Boogs

On Saturday night WBO super lightweight champion Terrence Crawford (28-0, 20KOs) and WBC super lightweight champion Viktor Postol (28-0, 12KOs) will square off at the MGM Grand in a HBO pay-per-view distributed fight.

Crawford is a two-division champion having also captured the WBO lightweight title when he defeated Ricky Burns.

The Omaha, Nebraska native said that while that fight was big, this fight by far is the biggest of his career.

"To date yes [this is the biggest fight of my career]. There is a lot at stake in this fight. I am labeling this as the biggest fight of my career," said Crawford.

As far as pound for pound ramifications, Crawford believes he should be secure a top three position with a victory.

"Of course. I'm moving up [in the pound-for-pound rankings]," Crawford stated.

Undefeated junior welterweight champions TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD (28-0, 20 KOs) and "The Iceman" VIKTOR POSTOL (28-0, 12 KOs) will go mano a mano in a 12-round world title unification fight to determine the lineal king of the exciting 140 pound division. 

Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Tecate and the motion picture "Hands of Stone," the Crawford vs. Postol  World Boxing Organization (WBO) / World Boxing Council (WBC) / The Ring junior welterweight world championship event takes place This Saturday! July 23, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. 

Remaining tickets are priced at $304, $204, $104, and $54, not including applicable service fees.  To charge by phone with a major credit card, call AXS at (888) 929-7849.  Tickets are also be available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or AXS.com (http://bit.ly/24ORYhs)