Pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford is back to conquer a new weight class.
Crawford returns to the ring on Saturday for his first fight in the junior middleweight division, challenging undefeated WBA champion Israil Madrimov in the main event of a loaded cross-promotional card at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Crawford is a three-division world champion and has twice been undisputed, most recently becoming undisputed welterweight champion in July 2023 when he dominated former unified champion Errol Spence en route to a ninth round TKO win in the greatest fight of his Hall of Fame career.
“Realistically the next step was to do a rematch with Spence," Crawford told Matchroom Boxing. "For whatever reason it didn’t happen, so I had to move on with my career. The ultimate goal was to try to get the Canelo fight. That didn’t happen, so we went to the next best thing."
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov fight card.
How to watch Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov fight?
The Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov fight card can be streamed on DAZN pay-per-view.
- How to watch: DAZN PPV
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Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimovfight pay-per-view cost
The Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov pay-per-view costs $79.99 with a subscription to the streaming service necessary to purchase the pay-per-view card.
- PPV price: $79.99
Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimovfight date, start time, ring walks
The Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov fight card kicks off at 3:30 p.m. (CT), with the main event ring walks expected to begin at approximately 10:30 p.m. (CT).
- Fight card start: 3:30 p.m. CT
- Crawford vs. Madrimov ring walks: approx. 10:30 p.m. CT
Where is the Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov fight location?
Terence Crawford will face Israil Madrimov at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The 22,000 seat stadium is home to LAFC of MLS and has never before hosted a boxing event.
- Location: BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov fight undercard
The Crawford vs. Madrimov undercard is maybe the best offering Turki Alalshikh has provided on his typically stacked Riyadh Season cards. It features world title fights, former world champions and some of boxing's most promising young stars.
- Main event: Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) vs. Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs); WBA junior middleweight, interim WBO junior middleweight
- Issac Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) vs. Jose Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs); WBA junior welterweight
- Andy Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) vs. Jarrell Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs)
- Jared Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) vs. Martin Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs)
- David Morrell (10-0, 9 KOs) vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic (29-2, 21 KOs)
- Andy Cruz (3-0, 1 KO) vs. Antonio Moran (30-6-1, 21 KOs)
- Ziyad Almaayouf (5-0, 1 KO) vs. Michael Bulik (6-7, 2 KOs)
Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov fight odds
Despite being the challenger and it being his first fight at 154 pounds, Crawford is the oddsmakers pick to emerge victorious on Saturday. Crawford is a -700 favorite on DraftKings, while Madrimov is +475 to win the fight. The over/under is set at 10.5 rounds.
- Crawford by KO/TKO: -145
- Crawford by decision: +200
- Madrimov by KO/TKO: +900
- Madrimov by decision: +1100
Odds via DraftKings, as of July 30
Terence Crawford fight record
Terence Crawford is 40-0 with 31 wins by knockout.
The three-division champion is undeniably one of the three best fighters in the world, with many considering him to be the pound-for-pound king. Crawford is coming off of a career best performance in an undisputed welterweight title fight against Errol Spence last summer.
Crawford-Spence was one of the most anticipated fights in all of boxing and was viewed as a 50-50 affair going in, but Crawford dismantled Spence in dominant fashion, stopping him in the ninth round to become undisputed champion in a second weight class. Crawford was previously undisputed at junior welterweight.
Crawford is ranked No. 2 pound-for-pound by ESPN and No. 3 by The Ring.
Terence Crawford age, height, weight class
Crawford is 36 and stands at 5-foot-8. He has a 74-inch reach.
Crawford will be fighting at junior middleweight (154 pounds) for the first time in his career on Saturday, after competing at welterweight (147 pounds) since 2018. Crawford began his career fighting in the lightweight (135 pounds) division.
Israil Madrimov fight record
Israil Madrimov is 10-0-1 with seven wins by knockout.
Madrimov became champion earlier this year when he won the WBA junior middleweight title by TKO in the fifth round against undefeated contender Magomed Kurbanov on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.
The lone draw on Madrimov's record came in 2022 when his fight against Michel Soro was stopped by doctors in round three due to a cut Soro sustained. With the fight having gone less than three rounds it was ruled a draw.
Madrimov is the No. 3 ranked junior middleweight by ESPN and The Ring.
Israil Madrimov age, height, weight class
Israil Madrimov is 29 years old and stands at 5-foot-8.5 with a 68.5-inch reach.
Madrimov has spent his career in and around the junior middleweight division, with only two of his fight having taken place above the division's 154-pound weight limit. Madrimov is similarly sized to Crawford but should hold an advantage having been in the junior middleweight division for far longer.
Terence Crawford stats
Crawford has a plus/minus of +12.6, tenth best among active boxers. Crawford's output matches that of most fighters in his division, throwing 47.3 punches per round, landing 33.8% of those shots.
Power punching is where Crawford really stands out, landing an average of 10.2 power punches per round at a 46.8% rate, fourth best among active boxers. Defensively Crawford has been solid throughout his career, allowing an average of 7.8 connects per round with his opponents landing at just a 21.2% clip.
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Harrison Campbellcovers boxing for The Tennessean and high school sports for The Daily Herald.Email him athcampbell@gannett.comand follow him on Twitter@hccamp.
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