Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Terence Crawford is 32 days forward from August third of their headliner on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
The 36-year-old Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is bulking up for this combat, placing on weight, as he’s shifting from 147 to 154, and taking up arguably the most important puncher within the division, Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) for his WBA junior middleweight title.
Israil Madrimov is the scale of Canelo Alvarez however with extra energy, technical abilities, and maneuverability. Therefore, the nickname, ‘Little GGG.’
It’s a nightmarish first combat for Crawford to tackle Madrimov at his age, nearing 37, preventing in a brand new weight class after a 1+ yr layoff. Crawford is formidable, however I don’t assume he got here up with this concept to combat Madrimov.
A Golden Retirement Payday for Crawford?
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wished this combat, so Crawford went together with it, figuring out the cash could be good and essential to get the golden retirement payday towards Canelo Alvarez within the first quarter of 2025.
It’s a harmful combat for Crawford, and he have to be at his greatest to defeat Madrimov. Pretty much as good as Crawford was in his final combat towards Errol Spence on July 29, 2023, he’s not more likely to be at that stage for this one due to the lengthy 13-month layoff, weight acquire, and preventing in a brand new division towards a naturally larger, stronger and significantly youthful 29-year-old Madrimov.
Implications for a Canelo Combat
If Crawford’s combat towards Madrimov doesn’t work out, Turki Alalshikh’s plans for the combat between Terence and Canelo subsequent yr are unclear.
It could nonetheless be combat between Canelo and Crawford, however it will look odd to the boxing public if Terence backed into it on a shedding observe. Clearly, with the money that Crawford will make preventing Canelo, he received’t flip it down and stand on his rules of desirous to avenge a loss to Madrimov.
The Uzbekistan-born Madrimov bears an uncanny resemblance to former middleweight champion Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin, and he has energy much like his. The place Madrimov is completely different is in his mobility and the angles in his recreation.
Madrimov outmaneuvers his opponents and hits them, crushing energy to attain knockouts. Once more, it will likely be powerful for Crawford, and also you’ve obtained to present him credit score for agreeing to face Madrimov slightly than vetoing the thought.
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