Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) weighed 153.4 lbs for his title problem of WBA Junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) of their 12-round headliner on Saturday. Madrimov weighed in on the restrict at 154 kilos and appeared in excellent form. The occasion might be proven dwell on DAZN PPV this Saturday, August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Crawford, 36, is searching for his fourth division world title after a yr out of the ring, and he’s been put in because the betting favourite.
I don’t understand how the oddsmakers may have made Crawford the favourite as a result of Madrimov has an impressive likelihood of successful this combat, which is extra 50-50. Crawford is simply too outdated to be seen as a favourite on this combat.
There’s a number of curiosity within the Crawford-Madrimov combat and the numerous fights on the Undercard, a few of that are arguably extra interesting to mainstream followers than the principle occasion.
Nobody is aware of how Crawford will fare in opposition to Madrimov as a result of it’s a brand new division, going through a youthful fighter with extra energy, and he’s been largely inactive for the final 4 years. Crawford is a superb fighter, however he’s been resting on his laurels for ages and will pay a heavy value for that.
Cruz vs. Valenzuela: A Potential Present-Stealer
The group favourite WBA gentle welterweight champion Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) weighed in at 140 lbs for his maiden protection in opposition to Rayo Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs) of their twelve-round chief assist bout on Saturday. Rayo weighed in at 139.8 lbs and appeared in excellent form.
Cruz hopes to win and steal the present from the principle occasion conflict between Crawford and Madromov. With Pitbull Cruz’s preventing entertaining fashion, he’s obtained a good chance of grabbing the headlines from Crawford.
In different weights on the cardboard, former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. weighed in at a whopping 274.4 lbs for his combat in opposition to Jarrell Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs). The just lately crushed Miller weighed in at 305.6 lbs for his or her ten-round combat.
These two had been presupposed to be a lot lighter than of their earlier fights, however it appears to be like like they’ve been consuming too nicely to trim down.
Ruiz’s weight is worrisome as a result of it’s near the 283 lbs he weighed in his loss to Anthony Joshua in December 2019. At that weight, Ruiz is simply too chunky to maneuver across the ring. In his earlier combat two years in the past, he weighed 268 lbs for his combat in opposition to Luis Ortiz, and he didn’t look good.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Jared Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) weighed in at 252.4 kilos for his combat in opposition to Martin Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs). Followers see this combat match as a toss-up. Bakole weighed in at 284.4, which is heavy for him.
Morrell vs. Kalajhdzic and Cruz vs. Moran: Undercard Sights
David Morrell (10-0, 9 KOs) got here in at 174.8 lbs for his twelve spherical contest at
Radivoje Kalajhdzic. The WBA World gentle heavyweight title might be on the road for the combat. ‘Hod Rod’ Kalajhdzic (31-2, 21 KOs) weighed in at 174.4 lbs.
2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz (3-0, 1 KO) got here in at 134 lbs, whereas his opponent Antonio Moran weighed in at 134.8 lbs for his or her light-weight bout.
