Terence Crawford faces Israil Madrimov at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 3. A day before the fight show the athletes step on the scales to make it official.
Omaha’s undefeated three-division world champion Crawford makes his debut at super welterweight and looks to conquer a new weight class. Unbeaten Madrimov of Uzbekistan makes the first defense of his WBA title.
To be eligible for the belt, the fighters must make the required 154 lbs championship limit. The contest is scheduled for 12 rounds.
Both fighters successfully made weight. Terence Crawford weighed-in at 153.4 lbs. Israil Madrimov showed 154 lbs.
The co-main event is an all-Mexican world title bout between WBA super lightweight champion Isaac Cruz and challenger Jose Valenzuela. The weight limit is 140 lbs. The champion came in at 140. The challenger was 139.8 lbs.
In another world title action, Cuban David Morrell and Radivoje Kalajdzic of Serbia battle it out for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title. The championship limit 175 lbs. The fighters tipped the scales at 174.8 lbs and 174.4 lbs, respectively.
Among other bouts, former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr of Imperial, California tipped the scales at 274.4 lbs for his bout against Jarrell Miller of Brooklyn, New York, who was 305 lbs. Also at heavyweight, Toledo’s Jared Anderson declared 252.4 for his bout against Martin Bakole of Congo, 284.4 lbs.
Plus, Cuban Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz defends his IBF International lightweight title against Mexico’s Antonio Moran. The weight limit is 135 lbs. The fighters were 134 and 134.8, respectively.
Crawford vs Madrimov fight card
The Crawford vs Madrimov full fight card looks as the following:
- Terence Crawford (153.4) vs. Israil Madrimov (154), 12 rounds, light middleweight – Madrimov’s WBA title, interim WBO title
- Isaac Cruz (140) vs. Jose Valenzuela (139.8), 12 rounds, super lightweight – Cruz’s WBA title
- Andy Ruiz Jr (274.4) vs. Jarrell Miller (305.6), 12 rounds, heavyweight
- Martin Bakole (284.4) vs. Jared Anderson (252.4), 12 rounds, heavyweight
- David Morrell (174.8) vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic (174.4), 12 rounds, light heavyweight – vacant WBA title
- Andy Cruz (134) vs. Antonio Moran (134.8), 10 rounds, lightweight – Cruz’s IBF International title
- Steven Nelson (167.6) vs. Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez (167.6), 10 rounds, super middleweight
- Ziyad Almaayouf (144) vs. Michal Bulik (142.4), 6 rounds, welterweight