Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK – Bob Arum made it clear Saturday night that he won’t wait around for an HBO date before scheduling Terence Crawford’s return to the ring. Crawford’s promoter wants the unbeaten WBC/WBO super lightweight champion to fight sometime in the summer. If that means finding a television partner other than HBO, so be it.
Crawford vs. Diaz Fight Photos Gallery - Terence Crawford patted Felix Diaz on the head and pounded uppercuts into his eye in his latest dominant victory. His next fight could bring him all four 140-pound belts. Or it could bring him Manny Pacquiao. Photos by Mikey Williams.
Terence Crawford patted Felix Diaz on the head and pounded uppercuts into his eye in his latest dominant victory. His next fight could bring him all four 140-pound belts. Or it could bring him Manny Pacquiao. Crawford remained unbeaten when Diaz's corner stopped the fight after the 10th round of the 140-pound fight and looks ready for whichever of his options comes later this year.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Felix Diaz didn’t do anything that a faction of boxing fans and media thought he could accomplish against Terence Crawford. The undefeated Crawford boxed exclusively out of a southpaw stance and mostly befuddled and battered Diaz during their 140-pound title fight Saturday nig...
Crawford vs. Diaz Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Terence Crawford and Felix Diaz made weight Friday for their super lightweight title fight Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The 29-year-old Crawford (30-0, 21 KOs), of Omaha, Nebraska, weighed in at 139.2 pounds for their 12-round fight. The official weight for the 33-year-old Diaz (19-1, 9 KOs), a southpaw from the Dominican Republic, was 139.4 pounds.
More than any current champion that typically fights right-handed, Terence Crawford has had sustained success switching to a southpaw stance. The undefeated Crawford is completely comfortable fighting left-handed and his ability to switch back and forth has regularly presented problems his opponents couldn’t overcome. Sometimes southpaws have difficulty fighting one another, but Crawford can’t envision any such issues prohibiting from defeating Felix Diaz on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
WBA, WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford's +14.1 plus/minus rating ranks #5. Opponents land just 20% of their total punches (#5 on CompuBox Category Leaders list) and land just 7.1 punches per round (#3 on Cat. Leaders list & 10 fewer than the jr. welter avg.).
New York - After Felix Diaz (19-1, 9 KO’s) lost a controversial decision to Lamont Peterson, he went forward to secure what at the time was a mild upset of Sammy Vasquez. Now the Dominican fighter will face his toughest test to date when he tries to dethrone unified WBO and WBC junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford (30-1, 20 KO’s) later tonight in an HBO televised fight.
After a bit of a slower week, boxing is all over the place this weekend. Where one won’t find a single mega-event, there are a slew of good, meaningful fights in multiple divisions across multiple continents. Arguably the most meaningful will take place on HBO (10:15 PM EST/PST). One of the sports clearest divisional kings, Jr. welterweight Terence Crawford, makes his 2017 debut and he could have his hands full.
NEW YORK – Yes, Yuriorkis Gamboa was a difficult foe for Terence Crawford. But there was an obscure opponent that gave Crawford just as much trouble, if not more, than Gamboa, and any of the additional 28 fighters Crawford has faced since he turned pro in March 2008.