Terence Crawford

Terence Crawford
Statistics
Nickname(s) Bud
Rated at
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach 70 in (178 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 29
Wins 29
Wins by KO 20
Losses 0

Terence Crawford (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He is a unified light welterweight champion, having held the WBO title since 2015; and the WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal titles since July 2016. Previously he held the WBO, Ring, and lineal lightweight titles in 2014. As of October 2016, Crawford is ranked by The Ring as the world's fifth best boxer, pound for pound, and was voted fighter of the year for 2014 by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA).

Crawford is a fast, hard-hitting, and highly technical fighter who is recognized for his 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 with 15 by way of knockout 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 (26-4, 20 KOs). Prescott was originally scheduled to face WBA junior welterweight champion Khabib Allakhverdiev, who withdrew with an injured elbow. Crawford was originally supposed to meet Robert Osiobe on the same card, but accepted the offer to fill in for Allakhverdiev on three-days notice. Crawford nevertheless outboxed the hard hitting Colombian and secured a unanimous decision victory. Crawford received a purse of $125,000, whilst Prescott received $50,000. This was the first time Crawford fought a 10-round fight and his first time fighting at the 140 lb. limit.[2]

Crawford vs Sanabria

Crawford fought Alejandro Sanabria (34-1-1, 25 KOs) on June 15, 2013. Held at the American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, the fight served as an eliminator for the WBO world lightweight title and was also for the vacant WBO NABO 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.[3] This was the last time Sanabria fought.

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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."[7]

Crawford vs. Beltran

Held at The Century Link 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.[8] 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, 2015 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.[9] Crawford was ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of stoppage (89-80, 90-79 twice).[10]

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.[11]

Unified light welterweight champion

Crawford vs. Postol

On May 3, 2016 it was finally confirmed that Crawford and Viktor Postol (28-0, 12 KOs) had officially signed a contract for the highly anticipated super-lightweight unification fight on July 23 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both fighters entered the ring with a matched record of 28 wins, no losses. Both men also entered the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time in their respective careers. Crawford won by unanimous decision and unified two light welterweight world titles before a crowd of 7,027. Crawford also claimed the vacant Lineal and Ring Magazine titles.[12] Crawford scored two flash knockdowns in the fifth round, on going away on all three scorecards 118-107, 118-107 and 117-108. ESPN.com also scored the fight 118-107 for Crawford. Postol resorted to rabbit punching in the 11th round. He nailed Crawford with a right hand behind the head, for which Postol was penalized one point, adding to Crawford's advantage. With the victory, Crawford staked his indisputable claim to division supremacy and set himself up for much bigger fights, possibly against a returning Manny Pacquiao. Crawford's purse for the fight was $1.3 million.[13]

Crawford vs. Molina

Crawford was not due to fight next until 2017, however due to the potential Golovkin-Jacobs fight being postponed to early 2017, this freed up the December 10 date for HBO. Arum confirmed Crawford would like to take the date and was also looking at potential opponents. World titleholder Eduard Troyanovsky (25-0, 22 KOs) and Antonio Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs) where early named being discussed.[14] Arum announced a deal was in place, with contracts yet to be signed for a fight between Crawford and 33 year old contender John Molina Jr. (29-6, 23 KOs) on December 10, 2016 at Crawford's hometown at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Molina previously defeated Russian contender Ruslan Provodnikov in a 12 round unanimous decision in June 2016, where he claimed the vacant WBO International super lightweight title.[15][16]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
29 fights 29 wins 0 losses
By knockout 20 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 N/A N/A United States John Molina Jr. N/A – (12) Dec 10, 2016 United States CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Defending WBC, WBO, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
29 Win 29–0 Ukraine Viktor Postol UD 12 Jul 23, 2016 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBO light welterweight title;
Won WBC, vacant The Ring and lineal light welterweight titles
28 Win 28–0 United States Hank Lundy TKO 5 (12), 2:09 Feb 27, 2016 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBO light welterweight title
27 Win 27–0 Canada Dierry Jean TKO 10 (12), 2:30 Oct 24, 2015 United States CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Retained WBO light welterweight title
26 Win 26–0 Puerto Rico Thomas Dulorme TKO 6 (12), 1:51 Apr 18, 2015 United States College Park Center, Arlington, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBO light welterweight title
25 Win 25–0 Mexico Raymundo Beltrán UD 12 Nov 29, 2014 United States CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Retained WBO lightweight title;
Won vacant The Ring and lineal lightweight titles
24 Win 24–0 Cuba Yuriorkis Gamboa KO 9 (12), 2:53 Jun 28, 2014 United States CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Retained WBO lightweight title
23 Win 23–0 United Kingdom Ricky Burns UD 12 Mar 1, 2014 United Kingdom Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Won WBO lightweight title
22 Win 22–0 Russia Andrey Klimov UD 10 Oct 5, 2013 United States Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
21 Win 21–0 Mexico Alejandro Sanabria TKO 6 (10), 0:17 Jun 15, 2013 United States American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBONABO lightweight title
20 Win 20–0 Colombia Breidis Prescott UD 10 Mar 30, 2013 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Brazil Sidney Siqueira TKO 6 (8), 2:47 Nov 10, 2012 United States Wynn, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Chile Hardy Paredes TKO 4 (8), 0:40 Sep 13, 2012 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 United States David Rodela KO 2 (6), 2:30 Jun 8, 2012 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Canada Andre Gorges KO 5 (6), 0:44 Apr 14, 2012 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Puerto Rico Angel Rios UD 8 Sep 10, 2011 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 United States Derrick Campos TKO 2 (6), 2:31 Jul 30, 2011 United States Softball Country Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 United States Anthony Mora KO 1 (6), 1:58 Feb 26, 2011 United States Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 United States Ron Boyd TKO 1 (6), 2:28 Jul 31, 2010 United States Sovereign Bank Stadium, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 United States Marty Robbins KO 3 (6), 0:51 May 1, 2010 United States Johnson County Fairgrounds, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 United States Corey Sommerville TKO 2 (4), 1:25 Dec 19, 2009 United States Cotton Eyed Joe, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 United States Steve Marquez TKO 1 (4), 2:35 Oct 31, 2009 United States Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 United States Miguel Delgado TKO 3 (4), 1:02 May 2, 2009 United States Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 United States Lucas Rodas KO 1 (4), 1:52 Mar 21, 2009 United States U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 United States Travis Hartman UD 4 Mar 7, 2009 United States Valencia Ballroom, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Michael Williams TKO 2 (4), 1:14 Nov 8, 2008 United States Valencia Ballroom, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 United States Aaron Anderson UD 4 Aug 22, 2008 United States Johnson County Fairgrounds, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Damon Antoine UD 4 Jul 26, 2008 United States Valencia Ballroom, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Filiberto Nieto RTD 1 (4), 3:00 Apr 3, 2008 United States Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Brian Cummings KO 1 (4), 0:26 Mar 14, 2008 United States Athletic Club, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Regional titles
Vacant
Title last held by
John Molina, Jr.
WBONABO lightweight champion
June 15, 2013 - March 1, 2014
Vacant
Title next held by
Raymundo Beltrán
World titles
Preceded by
Ricky Burns
WBO lightweight champion
March 1, 2014 – March 24, 2015
Vacant
Title next held by
Terry Flanagan
Vacant
Title last held by
Juan Manuel Márquez
The Ring lightweight champion
November 29, 2014 – March 24, 2015
Vacated
Vacant
Lineal lightweight champion
November 29, 2014 – March 24, 2015
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Chris Algieri
WBO light welterweight champion
April 18, 2015 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Viktor Postol
WBC light welterweight champion
July 23, 2016 – Present
Vacant
Title last held by
Danny García
The Ring light welterweight champion
July 23, 2016 – present
Lineal light welterweight champion
July 23, 2016 – present

References

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  6. "Crawford vs Gamboa results: Terence Crawford drops Gamboa four times, wins 9th round TKO". Bad Left Hook. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  7. "Terence Crawford stops Yuriorkis Gamboa in Round 9 - Ring TV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  8. "Highlights: Terence 'Bud' Crawford vs. Ray Beltran". omaha.com. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  9. "Terence Crawford vs. Dierry Jean | HBO Boxing". HBO. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  10. "BoxRec - Terence Crawford v Dierry Jean". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  11. Graham, Bryan Armen (2016-02-28). "Terence Crawford blasts Hank Lundy to defend junior welterweight title". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  12. http://www.omaha.com/sports/local-sports/omaha-s-terence-bud-crawford-takes-down-viktor-iceman-postol/article_8f1f488c-5148-11e6-acb2-7fb84dce9a2e.html
  13. "Crawford unifies titles in lopsided win over Postol". Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  14. "Crawford in talks to fill HBO's GGG-Jacobs slot". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  15. "Crawford, Molina agree to Dec. 10 title bout". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  16. "Terence Crawford, John Molina Agree To Fight on December 10 - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

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