LOS ANGELES — Terence Crawford, the consensus best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, defeated Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision on Saturday night to become a four-division champion.
Crawford won the World Boxing Association super welterweight title in his first fight at 154 pounds, taking it 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 on the judges’ scorecards.
“You know what I say, if the money is right, we got to fight,” Crawford said immediately after the fight. It started out as a cautious affair, with both fighters trying to establish position and feel out the other through the first three rounds. That approach did not agree with the capacity crowd at BMO Stadium. Having dealt with blazing temperatures and sunshine for most of the long card at the outdoor home of Major League Soccer team LAFC, they responded with jeers and whistles.
Madrimov was energized in the fifth round after Crawford slipped and ended up on his backside, responding with a series of aggressive punches to put the Omaha, Nebraska native on the defensive. Madrimov reestablished momentum with three straight rights to the face in the eighth round. Crawford landed a shot of his own, forcing Madrimov to clench and break momentum and allowing him to come back with a right hook.
Crawford came on in the last 30 seconds of the 11th round. The flurry energized him and carried over to the 12th and final round as he pushed unsuccessfully for a 12th straight win by knockout. Both missed on wild throws in the final minutes, but it was Crawford who emphatically raised both gloves in the air when the bout concluded.
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