Many within the boxing industry expect Terence Crawford to become a four-weight world champion when he moves to 154lbs on August 3.
Crawford will face Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles and victory will see him further enhance his impressive credentials.
The heavy-handed Uzbek fighter has made a solid start to his professional career, and he can boost his profile massively with a win over Crawford.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Madrimov, is a huge admirer of his fighter and he’s had his say on the fight and he’s refusing to rule out a major upset.
“I’m telling you know if Crawford gets hit on the chin by Israil Madrimov, he’s going to really know about it,” said Hearn when speaking to Fight Hub TV.
“We’ll see what happens, but I got a really sneaky feeling for my guy on August 3rd. I think it’s a really tough fight. So, I think any plans Terence Crawford has, he should just put on ice until August 4th.”
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