Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, 32-years-old, hungers to return before the end of the year. Crawford has been out of the ring since last December. The coronavirus pandemic has delayed his next defense.
According to former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, a deal is getting close to reality for a showdown with Terence Crawford, who holds the WBO world title at 147-pounds. The fight is being discussed for a date in November in Las Vegas.
The opponent who'll be tasked with testing Terence Crawford next could soon become known. Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn has revealed that he’s aligning Kell Brook to face the three-division champion Crawford.
Bob Arum wants Terence Crawford to fight Manny Pacquiao next more than any other welterweight. The high-profile opponent Pacquiao barely beat in his last fight interests Crawford’s promoter as well. Arum considers Crawford-Keith Thurman “a terrific fight,” but he isn’t optimistic it can be made based on his recent conversation with one of Thurman’s representatives.
A healthy Keith Thurman is undoubtedly one of the best welterweights in the world. A motivated Keith Thurman is a different type of animal altogether. The former unified welterweight titlist continues the process of returning to the version of old as he aims for a ring return sometime in the 4th quarter of 2020. While there are ideas in mind for the manner in which he plans to return to the title picture, there is one option in particular that has piqued his interest; a showdown with undefeated pound-for-pound entrant Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (36-0, 27KOs).
Although the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put Manny Pacquiao’s next move on hold given the uncertainty of being able to schedule major fights without an ability to sell tickets, trainer Freddie Roach said Pacquiao has been contemplating the end of his career.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I appreciate Manny Pacquiao. The things he’s accomplished since reaching the championship level more than two decades ago measure up to anyone over the same time frame, and he’ll be a deserving International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee at the very instant he becomes eligible. But in spite of the hype somehow still resonating from...
Bob Arum hasn’t given up on making a long-elusive fight against Manny Pacquiao next for Terence Crawford. Arum informed BoxingScene.com that Pacquiao is among Crawford’s potential opponents for his upcoming bout. Crawford’s promoter confirmed that the unbeaten WBO welterweight champion will return to the ring November 14 or November 21 regardless of whether he can secure Pacquiao as Crawford’s opponent.
Former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook has no problem getting ready for a fall showdown with any of the top names at 147-pounds - specifically Terence Crawford and Keith Thurman. In recent months, both Crawford and Thurman have mentioned Brook as a potential opponent in the near future.
It could take some time, but Terence Crawford and Jose Ramirez could be on a collision course to clash in the near future. Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) currently competes at 147 and is the WBO welterweight champion, while Ramirez is a unified titlist at 140.