Terence Crawford

Terence Crawford
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Bud
Rated at	Light welterweight Lightweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	September 28, 1987 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	28
Wins by KO	20
Losses	0

Terence Crawford (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He is the current WBO junior welterweight champion, as well as a former WBO and The Ring magazine lightweight champion. As of October 2015, he is ranked by The Ring as the world's seventh-best fighter, pound for pound. Nicknamed "Bud", Crawford is known as a fast, hard-hitting and highly technical fighter, and is recognized for his unique ability to comfortably switch hit from orthodox to southpaw.

Amateur career highlights

2006 National PAL Championships, 132 lbs – gold medalist^[1]
2006 Blue & Gold National Championships, 132 lbs – gold medalist^[1]
2007 U.S. Pan American Games Box-Offs, 132 lbs – gold medalist^[1]

Professional career

Debut and development

Crawford made his professional debut on March 14, 2008, knocking out Brian Cummings in Round 1. Compiling an early career record of 19-0 against largely unheralded opposition, Crawford had his first notable bout on the undercard of the second fight between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado, against former WBO lightweight champion Breidis Prescott. Filling in for an injured fighter and accepting the bout on less than a month's notice, Crawford nevertheless outboxed the hard hitting Colombian and secured a unanimous decision victory.

Crawford vs Sanabria

Held in the American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, the fight served as an eliminator for the WBO world lightweight title. In the 6th round, Crawford landed a devastating left hook, sending Sanabria to the canvas. Though Sanabria was able to return to his feet within the count, the fight was waved off by referee Laurence Cole, giving Crawford a TKO victory.^[2]

WBO lightweight champion

Crawford vs. Burns

Five months after besting previously undefeated Russian fighter Andrey Klimov in another elimination bout, Crawford traveled to Scotland to take on Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title. Crawford easily won the fight, boxing well on the outside and picking his shots against the overmatched but game Burns, winning the title and improving his record to 23-0.^[3]

Crawford vs. Gamboa

Fighting for the first time as a professional in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Crawford made his first title defense against undefeated Cuban fighter Yuriorkis Gamboa.^[4] This was only the second title fight ever held in Omaha, the first being in 1972, when heavyweight champion Joe Frazier defeated the Omaha/Council Bluffs product Ron Stander by 4th round TKO.^[4] Gamboa won the early rounds using his speed advantage, but Crawford eventually adjusted, knocking Gamboa down once in the 5th round, again in the 8th, and finally twice in the 9th to secure a TKO win.^[5] Crawford stated after the fight "I was warming up, getting used to his style in the first couple of rounds. I just wanted to test him out, I felt like I could make an adjustment with my jab, because he's always dropping his left hand. I thought I could get him with my jab in the southpaw stance."^[6]

Crawford vs. Beltran

Held in The CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, Crawford made his second defense of the WBO title against Ring Magazine Number 1 contender Raymundo Beltran, earning a 12 round unanimous decision win.^[7] After the fight, Crawford announced his intentions to leave the lightweight division (with a weight limit of 135 pounds) to fight as a junior welterweight (with a 140 pound limit).

WBO light welterweight champion

Crawford vs. Dulorme

Crawford made his debut at junior welterweight on April 18, 2015 at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas against Thomas Dulorme, with the vacant WBO junior welterweight title on the line. The fight was stopped after Dulorme was knocked down three times in the 6th round, granting Crawford a TKO victory.

Crawford vs. Jean, Lundy

With a dominant performance that mixed superlative boxing skills with crunching power, Crawford knocked out Dierry Jean (29-1, 20 KOs) on October 24, 2016 at CenturyLink Center, Nebraska to retain the WBO light welterweight title. Crawford landed 169 total punches out of 533 thrown, and an impressive 40 percent of his power shots. Over the last three rounds, Crawford out-landed Jean 59 to 9.^[8] Crawford was ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of stoppage (89-80, 90-79 twice). ^[9]

In his next bout against Hank Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs), Crawford showed exactly why he’s been earmarked as America’s next great prizefighter. He defended his junior welterweight championship on February 27, 2016 with a scintillating fifth-round TKO of Lundy before a sellout crowd of 5,092 at the Theater of Madison Square Garden. Crawford connected with 89 of 247 punches (36%), compared to 47 of 411 for Lundy (22%). Lundy won a fast paced first round. Crawford then overwhelmed him with head and body punches which found the mark by volume and accuracy. Lundy went down in a corner in the fifth round. He beat the count, but the bout was soon stopped.^[10]

Crawford vs. Postol

On May 3, 2016 it was finally confirmed that Crawford and Viktor Postol (28-0, 12KOs) had officially signed a contract for the highly-anticipated super-lightweight unification fight on July 23 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Crawford, WBO champion, will meet WBC belt holder Postol on HBO pay-per-view in America, the first PPV fight for either man. Postol, who became the division leader last year when he stopped Lucas Matthysse in 10 rounds to claim the vacant WBC bauble while Crawford, widely considered one of the best fighters on the planet, will be making the third defence of his title.^[11] Both fighters will enter the ring with a matched record of 28 wins, no losses. Also both men will be entering MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time in their respective careers.

Professional boxing record

Titles in boxing

References

1. "Terence Crawford - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
2. "Terence Crawford vs. Alejandro Sanabria". boxrec.com.
3. Powell, Jeff. "Terence Crawford beats Ricky Burns on points to win WBO lightweight title | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
4. "Terence Crawford vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa". boxrec.com.
5. "Crawford vs Gamboa results: Terence Crawford drops Gamboa four times, wins 9th round TKO". Bad Left Hook. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
6. "Terence Crawford stops Yuriorkis Gamboa in Round 9 - Ring TV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
7. "Highlights: Terence 'Bud' Crawford vs. Ray Beltran". omaha.com. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
8. "Terence Crawford vs. Dierry Jean | HBO Boxing". HBO. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
9. "BoxRec - Terence Crawford v Dierry Jean". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
10. Graham, Bryan Armen (2016-02-28). "Terence Crawford blasts Hank Lundy to defend junior welterweight title". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
11. "Terence Crawford will fight Viktor Postol in unification clash on July 23 -". www.boxingnewsonline.net. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
12. Professional boxing record for Terence Crawford from BoxRec

External links

• Professional boxing record for Terence Crawford from BoxRec