Professional career Terence Crawford

1 professional career

1.1 lightweight

1.1.1 career
1.1.2 crawford vs. klimov
1.1.3 crawford vs. burns
1.1.4 crawford vs. gamboa
1.1.5 crawford vs. beltran


1.2 light welterweight

1.2.1 crawford vs. dulorme
1.2.2 crawford vs. jean, lundy
1.2.3 crawford vs. postol
1.2.4 crawford vs. molina
1.2.5 crawford vs. diaz
1.2.6 crawford vs. indongo


1.3 welterweight

professional career
lightweight
early career

crawford made professional debut on march 14, 2008, knocking out brian cummings in round 1. compiled record of 19-0 15 wins way of knockout against largely unheralded opposition.

crawford had first notable bout on undercard of second fight between brandon rios , mike alvarado, against former wbo lightweight champion breidis prescott. prescott scheduled face wba light welterweight champion khabib allakhverdiev, withdrew injured elbow. crawford supposed meet robert osiobe on same card, accepted offer fill in allakhverdiev on three-days notice. crawford nevertheless outboxed hard hitting colombian , secured unanimous decision victory. crawford received purse of $125,000, whilst prescott received $50,000. first time crawford fought 10-round fight , first time fighting @ 140 lb. limit.

crawford fought alejandro sanabria on june 15, 2013. held @ american airlines center in dallas, texas, usa, fight served eliminator wbo world lightweight title , vacant wbo nabo lightweight title. in 6th round, crawford landed devastating left hook, sending sanabria canvas. though sanabria able return feet within count, fight waved off referee laurence cole, giving crawford tko victory.

crawford vs. klimov

on august 21, 2013 announced crawford fight undefeated russian boxer , wbo #12 ranked andrey klimov in elimination bout, see winner challenge wbo champion ricky burns. fight scheduled 10 rounds , took place on undercard of miguel cotto vs. delvin rodriguez fight card on hbo @ amway center in orlando, florida on october 5. klimov coming off majority decision win on fringe contender john molina jr. in june 2013. crawford outclassed , outpointed klimov, handing him first defeat professional in unanimous decision win. after 10 rounds, 3 judges scored fight 100-90 in crawford s favour. there lack of action klimov failed impress , go in offence. according compubox stats, crawford landed 192 of 604 punches (32%), whilst klimov landed 57 of 290 (20%). in post fight, crawford spoke on how went in got job done, outboxed him. easy night long. thought hurting him night long. never in trouble , thought in trouble. due klimov s lack of action, prompted member of team call him coward after round 8 in corner. klimov began come forward , exchange more after round 9, had no chance of winning without knockout.

crawford vs. burns

crawford traveled scotland 5 months later take on 30 year old ricky burns wbo lightweight title on march 1, 2014. hearn pleased bring fight scotland, , admitted burns toughest fight date. crawford won fight, boxing on outside , picking shots against over-matched game burns, winning first world title. judges scored fight 17-111, 116-112 , 116-112 unanimously in favour of crawford. burns praised crawford after fight, stating, better man won. on 12 rounds, crawford credited landing 213 of 811 punches thrown (26%) landed 41% of power punches. burns landed 76 of 552 thrown (14%) , landed no more 7 power punches per round.

crawford vs. gamboa

fighting first time professional in hometown of omaha, nebraska, crawford made first title defense against 2004 cuban olympic gold medalist , former unified featherweight titleholder yuriorkis gamboa, slight favourite going fight. second title fight ever held in omaha, first being in 1972, when heavyweight champion joe frazier defeated omaha/council bluffs product ron stander 4th-round tko. gamboa entered having not fought in on year. arrested in november 2 misdemeanor battery charges domestic violence , during span implicated in biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal engulfed major league baseball. fight announced on may 6 , took place @ centurylink center on june 28, 2014. crawford weighed in 134.8 pounds, heavier gamboa @ 134.4 pounds.

gamboa won rounds using speed advantage, crawford adjusted, knocking gamboa down once in 5th round, again in 8th, , twice in 9th secure tko win in front of 10,943 screaming hometown fans. crawford stated after fight warming up, getting used style in first couple of rounds. wanted test him out, felt make adjustment jab, because s dropping left hand. thought him jab in southpaw stance. @ time of stoppage, crawford ahead 78-72, 78-72, 77-73 on judges scorecards. in interview in july 2016, crawford stated gamboa still toughest fight date.

crawford vs. beltran

held in front of 11,127 @ centurylink center in omaha, nebraska, crawford made second defense of wbo title against ring magazine #1 contender ray beltran on november 29, 2014. winner of bout become ring s lightweight champion. crawford retained world title earning 12-round unanimous decision win. final judges scorecards read 119-109 (twice) , 120-108 in favour of crawford. after fight, crawford announced intentions leave lightweight division fight light welterweight. fight averaged averaged 836,000 viewers on hbo , peaked @ 936,000 viewers. considered disappointment because co-feature saw evgeny gradovich draw jayson velez drew average 865,000 viewers , peaked on 1 million.

crawford named 2014 fighter of year espn , boxing writers association of america, after dethroning burns , becoming lineal lightweight champion.

light welterweight
crawford vs. dulorme

on march 6, 2015 espn, reported crawford debut light welterweight, challenging vacant wbo title @ college park center in arlington, texas against 25 year old thomas dulorme on april 18. @ press conference, crawford told dulorme,  come prepared because going ready. [the fans] should expect spectacular victory. second world title @ different weight, , going it. prepared. ready , prepared fight. fight stopped after dulorme knocked down 3 times in 6th round, granting crawford tko victory , wbo title. dulorme started off aggressive, unable land much. crawford remained defensive, picking shots , working distance. referee rafael ramos stopped fight @ 1 minute, 51 seconds of round. fight averaged 1.004 million viewers on hbo.

crawford vs. jean, lundy

top rank announced on august 20 crawford make first defence @ centurylink center, nebraska on october 24 against montreal based 33 year old contender dierry jean. jean s loss professional came in 2014 against light welterweight titlist lamont peterson, in peterson s hometown of washington, d.c.. after sole loss, jean dropped down lightweight won 4 fights in row. dominant performance mixed superlative boxing skills crunching power, crawford knocked out jean in 10th round retain wbo light welterweight title in front of 11,020 hometown fans. crawford landed 169 total punches out of 533 thrown, , impressive 40 percent of power shots. on last 3 rounds, crawford out-landed jean 59 9. after fight, crawford stated ready former 8-division world champion manny pacquiao, m ready. bob [arum], make happen. m ready. m gonna let handlers, (co-managers) cameron dunkin , brian mcintyre, talk bob arum , team pacquiao, , let s see if can make happen. crawford ahead on 3 judges scorecards @ time of stoppage (89-80, 90-79 twice). fight success on hbo, drawing average of 1.071 million viewers , peaked @ 1.2 million.

his next fight took place before sellout crowd of 5,092 @ theater of madison square garden on february 27, 2016 against hank lundy. crawford defended light welterweight championship fifth-round tko of lundy. crawford connected 89 of 247 punches (36%), compared 47 of 411 lundy (22%). lundy won fast-paced first round. crawford overwhelmed him head , body punches found mark volume , accuracy. lundy went down in corner in fifth round. beat count, bout stopped referee steve willis @ 2 minutes, 9 seconds. crawford spoke out feud lundy on social media, , had gone , forth on twitter year. wanted shut him good. crawford earned $1.21 million , lundy earned $150,000 purse. although there lot of tension pre-fight, lundy approached crawford after fight , showed respect. fight averaged 982,000 viewers on hbo , peaked on 1 million viewers.

crawford vs. postol

on may 3, 2016 confirmed crawford , viktor postol had officially signed contract highly anticipated light welterweight unification fight on july 23 @ mgm grand in las vegas. both fighters entered ring matched record of 28 wins, no losses. both men entered mgm grand garden arena first time in respective careers. crawford won unanimous decision , unified 2 light welterweight world titles before crowd of 7,027. crawford claimed vacant lineal , ring magazine titles.

crawford scored 2 flash knockdowns in fifth round, on going away on 3 scorecards 118-107, 118-107 , 117-108. espn.com scored fight 118-107 crawford. postol resorted rabbit punching in 11th round. nailed crawford right hand behind head, postol penalized 1 point, adding crawford s advantage. victory, crawford staked indisputable claim division supremacy , set himself bigger fights, possibly against returning manny pacquiao. on 12 rounds, crawford landed 141 of 388 punches thrown (36%), , postol landed 83 of 244 thrown (34%).

in post-fight, postol praised crawford, saying thought fight between 2 technicians, quicker me. 1 of best fighters in world. didn t have answers him. crawford praised trainer brian mcintyre, freddie roach , postol said freddie out coach coach, tell em got outcoached tonight. mcintyre revealed plan keep postol moving, have eliminated jab , right hand. crawford s purse fight $1.3 million. postol earned $675,000 fir part. sources stated fight generated 50,000 ppv buys on hbo. replay shown later in week , drew 378,000, considered weak number.

crawford vs. molina

crawford not due fight next until 2017, due golovkin-jacobs fight being postponed 2017, freed december 10 date hbo. arum confirmed crawford take date , @ potential opponents, including world titleholder eduard troyanovsky , antonio orozco. arum announced deal in place fight between crawford , 33 year old contender john molina jr. on december 10, 2016 @ crawford s hometown @ centurylink center in omaha, nebraska. molina defeated russian contender ruslan provodnikov in 12-round unanimous decision in june 2016, claimed vacant wbo international light welterweight title. molina weighed 144lb @ official weigh-in meant lost right fight crawford s world titles. had crawford lost fight, have lost belts. fight go ahead, molina gave $400,000 of purse crawford, adding agreed purse of $1.5m.

crawford held onto titles in stopping molina in 8th round in front of large home crowd in omaha. crawford moved around ring of fight, jabbing, holding , pot shotting out of shape molina. in round 8, crawford threw flurry of shots hurt molina. crawford hit molina 3 right hands head , right body, @ point referee mark nelson halted fight. in post fight interview, crawford felt should 2016 fighter of year wins on molina, hank lundy , viktor postol, feel got it. have wait until results come in. crawford reiterated desire unify division before possible move welterweight. crawford landed 184 punches 419 thrown, molina landed 41 of 287 thrown, 14-percent connect rate. fight drew average 806,000 viewers , peaked @ 871,000 viewers on hbo.

crawford vs. diaz

bob arum spoke espn in february 2017 crawford s next defence , possible opponents. said hbo had set may 20 date fight , venue in crawford s hometown, omaha. mexican boxer antonio orozco, 1 of crawford s mandatory challengers , 2008 olympics light welterweight gold medalist felix diaz, had been calling out crawford, names mentioned. went on explain how orozco s promoters seemed have little interest in fight. lou dibella, promoter of diaz, eager make fight happen. arum spoke ring on march 1 saying crawford s opponent had been narrowed down felix diaz or adrian granados. amir imam, ranked number 1 wbc @ 140 in mix, arum said found difficult make deal promoter, don king. terms agreed on march 22 crawford vs. diaz @ prudential center in newark, new jersey on may 20. contracts signed shortly after. week after fight announced, location changed. new venue confirmed madison square garden in new york. first time crawford fought @ arena.

in front of crowd of 8,026, crawford retained world titles after dominating performance, forced diaz s trainer, joel diaz stop fight after round 10. towards end, diaz did close nothing, leaning against ropes. due vision, right eye closed , left eye badly swollen. crawford used jab of fight, , used control pace , him move around ring in southpaw stance. joel diaz said in post fight had pulled fighter out because taking punishment. in post-fight, crawford said, s not me. wants know s next guy terence crawford wants fight. ll fight anybody. doesn t matter is. called out keith thurman. promoter bob arum mentioned crawford fight again in summer, against julius indongo, winner crowned undisputed world champion.

according compubox punch stats, crawford landed 193 of 250 punches thrown (37.1%). in figure, landed 59.1% of power punches (139 of 235 thrown). diaz landed 69 of 346 (19.9%). @ time of stoppage, judges glenn feldman , steve weisfeld had 100-90 , judge julie lederman had score 99-91, in favour of crawford. according nielsen, fight averaged 961,000 viewers on hbo’s “world championship boxing” , peaked @ 1.036m viewers. viewed fight on hbo far in 2017.

crawford vs. indongo

on july 1, 2017 top rank announced light welterweight unification fight between crawford, , wba (unified) , ibf champion julius indongo agreed take place on august 19 @ pinnacle bank arena in lincoln, nebraska live on espn in , sky sports in uk. projected unification of every major world title in boxing (wba, wbc, ibf, wbo, ring, , lineal) determine light welterweight division s first undisputed champion since kostya tszyu in 2004, , first time aforementioned titles have been @ stake in single fight since bernard hopkins vs. jermain taylor in 2005. both fighters paid on $100,000 dollars in sanctioning fees. crawford entered fight heavy favourite win.

in front of home crowd of 12,121, crawford became undisputed champion @ light welterweight after knocking out indongo in round 3. final punch placed left hook right side of body, dropped indongo. referee jack reiss counted 10 , promptly called end after 1 minute , 38 seconds. indongo touched canvas during round 1, referee ruled slip. additionally, indongo knocked down , received count after left hand crawford during round 2.

according compubox stats, crawford landed 26 of 75 punches thrown (35%), while indongo landed 13 of 74 thrown (18%). both boxers earned undisclosed 7-figure purse. following fight, indongo stated when hit me that, mind gone crawford s body shot. crawford stated had yet make decision on next step in career there speculation him moving welterweight division or defending light welterweight titles against mikey garcia.

mere days after fight, ibf ordered fight between crawford , mandatory challenger, sergey lipinets. lipinets named indongo s mandatory challenger on december 2016, indongo given exception allow unification fight crawford happen. lipinets stated ibf title stolen him . crawford didn t plan return ring before ibf s deadline, vacated ibf title 11 days after defeating indongo. ibf ordered lipinets face akihiro kondo vacant title.

on august 31, wba championships committee revealed had elevated crawford super champion. article c18 of wba s rules stated crawford holds major titles @ light welterweight, elevated deemed super champion. wba, claimed hold on policy of having 1 champion per weight category , insisted interim or regular title not created.

welterweight

on october 26, 2017 crawford officially vacated wbo title move welterweight division, wbo announced crawford mandatory challenger titleholder jeff horn. horn, scheduled make voluntary defence in december 2017 against british boxer gary corcoran, meaning crawford not fight again in 2017. winner of horn vs. cocoran ordered schedule fight crawford within 90 days.