Terrence Crawford finally has his next dance partner.
The pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter will move up from 147 pounds to 154 pounds to challenge for Israil Madrimov’s Uzbekistan WBA title on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, ESPN reported.
The fight is being promoted by Saudi authorities and will be the first card presented outside the Middle East.
A press conference to officially announce the match is scheduled for Wednesday in New York, the newspaper said.
Jermell Charlo made the decision to challenge 168-pound belt holder Canelo Alvarez in September and was named the WBA’s “dormant champion” of the 154-pound division.
Charlo had filed for sanctions to secure a fight with Madrimov. He later agreed to leave Crawford to face Madrimov. However, Charlo wants to return as a “super” champion, which would mean Madrimov would be demoted to a “regular” champion.
The WBA has not yet ruled on Charlo’s claims.
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) has not fought since July 29 of last year, when he sensationally stopped fellow pound-for-pounder Errol Spence Jr. in seven rounds in a 147-pound title unification bout. do not have. He holds three of the four welterweight divisions. belt.
Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) stopped Magomed Kurbanov in five rounds on March 8 to win the vacant WBA title. He is based in Indio, California.
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