Pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford targets title in a fourth weight division

Terence Crawford. Photo via Instagram (@tbudcrawford)

The return of 147-pound champion and pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is official.

Crawford will move up a weight class to challenge WBA light-middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) on August 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

The 36-year-old has won all 40 of his professional boxing fights, and will be targeting a world title in a fourth weight division.

“I cannot wait to get back in the ring in my fourth weight class and remind the world why I’m the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Israil Madrimov is a tremendous and entertaining fighter, but on August 3, he will be my next victim. This is the Terence Crawford era,” Crawford said.

Madrimov is undefeated with ten wins and one draw. His fight against Crawford will mark his first world title defense.

“Terence Crawford is one of my favorite boxers and one of the best boxers in the world,” Madrimov said about the matchup. “I am very excited to get this opportunity to make a statement, and I will, Inshallah.”

‼️ Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov first face-off ahead of Aug 3rd in LA…

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Andy Ruiz will fight on Terence Crawford card

Former heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz will fight on the undercard as he takes on Jarrell Miller.

Ruiz is looking for his third straight win since his loss to Anthony Joshua in December 2019. Miller is looking to rebound from his career-first loss against Daniel Dubois in December.

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