Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards giving his thoughts on various topics including the aftermath of Devin Haney’s first loss to Ryan Garcia, what it means for Haney and his team, where Garcia goes now, plus David Benavidez’s future and Terence Crawford’s bout with Israil Madrimov
All promoters get carried away by the prospect of something big, something new and something glitzy. So it’s no wonder that Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn considered the stacked debut U.S. card orchestrated by Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh for Aug. 3 in Los Angeles and declared it the best card ever staged on U.S. soil. Is it? Don King would have something to say about that considering cards like this 1994 wonder: “Revenge: The Rematches” at MGM Grand: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. vs. Frankie Randall (140-pound title), Simon Brown vs. Terry Norris (154-pound title), Gerald McClellan-Julian Jackson (middleweight title), Azumah Nelson-Jesse James Leija (super-featherweight title).
Jaron “Boots” Ennis has accused Terence Crawford of avoiding him. Ennis was awarded the IBF welterweight title when, while he was the organisation’s mandator...
Almost a dozen years ago, Shawn Porter was the co-main event fighter on a Los Angeles Sports Arena card that included these former, current and future world champions: Errol Spence Jr., Joseph Diaz Jr., Deontay Wilder, Leo Santa Cruz and Amir Khan.
The World Boxing Association has confirmed that Terence Crawford (40-0, 30 KOs) will be allowed to retain his WBA welterweight title ahead of his pursuit of the organization’s junior middleweight crown in a matchup with Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) on Aug. 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Trainer Derrick James has filed a lawsuit seeking “no less than $5 million” from Errol Spence for failing to fulfill promises to pay him royalties for bouts including Spence’s loss to Terence Crawford in July.
Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian McIntyre, didn’t mince words on Wednesday when he described the historical company Crawford would join if he captures an undisputed championship in a third weight division.
Crawford’s debut at 154 pounds against Israil Madrimov for the WBA and WBO interim junior middleweight titles was announced at a press conference in Manhattan at Gotham Hall on Wednesday.
