Who Won The Boxing Fight
Crawford’s debut was a 26-second stoppage in March 2008 over Brian Cummings, who entered the ring at 2-0 (2 KOs). He ended that year with a second-round TKO of Michael Williams in November, rising to 5-0 (3 KOs).
Round One: Garcia starts jabbing and fires a hook. Tank is circling away and Garcia is in his face. Hook to the body by Garcia. Jab from Tank lands. A lot of respect right now. Left hook from Garcia lands after a pair of jabs. Tank struggling to get inside. Trying to find his range after a feel out first round.
The undefeated Crawford has fought for gold since 2014, winning titles in three divisions. He left Top Rank after beating Shawn Porter and has been his own promoter. Crawford last fought a year ago, decimating Errol Spence Jr. to become undisputed at welterweight.
Round 3: They meet in the center and Crawford fires off a right hand. Three-punch combination from Crawford. He goes back to the right hand. Crawford doubles up his jab but eats a counter from Madrimov. Madrimov is playing a patient game. Crawford snaps off another right hand. Madrimov lands a right hand, but Crawford answers back with a nice uppercut. Crawford repeatedly paws out his right hand as the crowd murmurs in distress. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (29-28 Crawford.)
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Yet if ‘Bud’ gets the job done against Madrimov and then Fundora, that would just leave Bakhram Murtazaliev (IBF) in Crawford’s way to become a three-weight undisputed champion after just three fights in the division.
Charlo, boxing’s undisputed light middleweight world champion, suffered a one-sided loss to Canelo Alvarez on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, losing in a listless effort by scores of 119-108, 118-109, and 118-109. Charlo’s attempt to jump up two weight classes and upset the undisputed super middleweight champ was ambitious, but ultimately Alvarez bullied Charlo around the ring and had his way throughout the 12-round bout.
Boxing champions like Roy Jones Jr., Evander Holyfield, Antonio Tarver and Riddick Bowe milled backstage. Their presence alone, for a weigh-in that was no more than ceremonial in nature, made for TV—the real versions took place Friday morning at the MGM Grand—signaled the immense stakes. Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns was in the house, hoping, along with thousands of others who descended on Las Vegas during an epic heatwave, for another welterweight classic. The old-school, vintage kinds he long ago engaged in.
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Boxing fans looking for high-level action could hardly ask for anything better than the fight Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko delivered on Saturday night in Las Vegas. After 12 rounds of close action, it was Haney who emerged with a mildly controversial unanimous decision, maintaining his status as the undisputed lightweight champion.
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Both men will be coming off of lengthy layoffs. Crawford was last seen mauling Kell Brook in November, while Porter has fought just once since his 2019 Fight of the Year candidate against Errol Spence Jr., cruising past Sebastian Formella in August 2020.
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"This is one of the best fights to be made this century, with both guys being undefeated and with everything Terence accomplished," McIntyre said. "It means a lot, and I’m expecting a lot of fireworks."
The champion's dominance was on display on the final scorecards, with the official scorecards reading 120-107, 118-109 and 118-109. While not scoring the knockout in his return to his hometown may have stung, Alvarez maintained that he was content with the way the fight played out.
Madrimov is a strong, athletic puncher, and a full-fledged junior middleweight. An accomplished amateur from Uzbekistan, Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) was fast-tracked to a title shot. The 29-year-old is coming off a fifth-round KO of contender Magomed Kurbanov in March in Riyadh. Madrimov is +550, per ESPN BET, to upset Crawford and spoil plans for a possible Canelo fight.
"I was just warming up in the earlier rounds," Crawford said. "I started picking up the pace, planting my feet, and I caught him with a hook. We knew what he was gonna bring to the table. We knew he was gonna go back-and-forth between orthodox and southpaw, we knew he was gonna counter and pressure me."