Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
The WBO ordered the Terence Crawford-Shawn Porter fight during the month before Errol Spence Jr. suffered a serious eye injury and Manny Pacquiao lost to Spence’s replacement, Yordenis Ugas.
Welterweight contender Shawn Porter (31–3–1, 17 KOs) has once again put himself in position to become a major player at 147-pounds. On November 20 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Porter will face WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford.
Terence Crawford didn’t expect to go this long between fights. It doesn’t make him any less ready for the next one. The undefeated three-division champ is set for the biggest fight of his current WBO welterweight title reign, which comes against former two-time titlist Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17KOs). The bout takes place November 20 atop an ESPN+ Pay-Per-View from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
By Cliff Rold - The chips are falling into place. Ever since former lightweight and Jr. welterweight champion Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KO), 33, rose to win a WBO belt at welterweight in June 2018, a vocal contingent of boxing fans have made it clear what they want to see. They’re not getting it.
Bob Arum hopes skeptical boxing fans understand that pay-per-view is the only economic model that would’ve worked while putting together the Terence Crawford-Shawn Porter fight.
The twelve-day delay helped to push along an attractive welterweight showdown. Three-division and reigning WBO welterweight champ Terence Crawford (37-0, 28KOs) and former two-division titlist Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17KOs) have agreed to terms for their highly anticipated title fight, which will take place November 20 atop an ESPN+ Pay-Per-View from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. Terms were reached in time to cancel a purse bid hearing scheduled to take place noontime Tuesday at WBO headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Top Rank boss Bob Arum is bullish that a fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter can be made without the fight heading to a purse bid on Sept. 14.
One of the most anticipated boxing purse bids in recent memory will have a key promotional player looking to steal the show. Matching Boxing head Eddie Hearn has declared that should the potential fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford and former world titleholder Shawn Porter head to purse bid, he’ll look to land the fight by being the highest bidder.
Earlier this week, it was officially announced that WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor would make a mandatory defense against Jack Catterall on December 18 at The SSE Hydro in Scotland.
The most anticipated purse bid hearing of the summer has been met with a welcomed delay. Representatives for Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter have successfully lobbied for an extension regarding current talks for their ordered WBO welterweight title fight. A purse bid hearing originally reserved for noontime Thursday at WBO headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico was since postponed.