Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK – The welterweight Freddie Roach really wants to see Terence Crawford fight isn’t Manny Pacquiao. Roach considers Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. the two best boxers in the sport, pound-for-pound. That’s the welterweight fight that truly interests Pacquiao’s trainer, who told BoxingScene.com this week that Crawford is “too big” and “too young” to fight the 39-year-old Filipino legend at this point.
Jeff Horn's promoter Dean Lonergan has ruled out any fight with Anthony Mundine in the short term, saying it would be a clear "step backwards". Lonergan said Horn's immediate focus was his mandatory WBO welterweight championship defence against Terence Crawford, which now looks likely to be staged on April 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
If Jeff Horn walks out to a chorus of boos at Madison Square Garden on April 14, his promoter Dean Lonergan is confident that his boxer will not be affected. Horn is braced for a vicious reception when he defends his WBO welterweight championship against mandatory challenger Terence Crawford in what will be his first professional fight outside Australia and New Zealand.
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum was advised by MGM Resorts International that the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas would not be available to host any boxing events on April 14 or April 21 - the two dates Arum's company had targeted to stage a ESPN televised event. As BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday, Arum had already started the process of potentially moving the card to Madison Square Garden in New York City with the likely date of April 14.
Brisbane's 'boxing schoolteacher' is in line to do what only a select few Australians have ever done before - fight at Madison Square Garden. Horn's rapid rise to fame will continue when he meets Terence Crawford on April 14 in a mandatory defence of his WBO welterweight championship at the legendary New York City venue, where some of the sport's most iconic moments have unfolded.
NEW YORK – Freddie Roach would much rather have Manny Pacquiao fight Vasyl Lomachenko than Terence Crawford. Pacquiao said earlier this week that he wants to fight Lomachenko. Unfortunately for Pacquiao, Egis Klimas, Lomachenko’s manager, doesn’t think beating an aging, comparatively inactive Pacquiao would do much to enhance his fighter’s reputation, especially since he’d have to move up more than one weight class to oppose Pacquiao.
Earlier this week, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum revealed to the Las Vegas Review Journal that he's trying to line up Manny Pacquiao's return to the same April event which is going feature Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) challenging Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) for the WBO welterweight title. The two working dates, Arum told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday, are April 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and April 14 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
It was believed that the impending match-up between defending WBO welterweight belt-holder Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) and mandatory challenger Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) would take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 21st. But it looks like some scheduling issues with the venue could move that fight to the east coast.
Keith Thurman. That was Errol Spence Jr.’s answer Tuesday when Max Kellerman asked him to identify his ideal opponent for an upcoming “super fight” during a segment for ESPN’s “First Take.” Dissatisfied with Spence’s response, Kellerman pressed Spence until they discussed a potential welterweight showdown with Terence Crawford.
The return of eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) is being lined to return to the ring as part of the April 21 card, which is going to feature Terence Crawford challenging Jeff Horn for the WBO welterweight title. Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is looking to have the card take place on April 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.