Dmitry Bivol has been touted as a potential opponent for Terence Crawford by fans following the Omaha-native's unanimous decision win against Canelo Alvarez on September 13.
Israil Madrimov isn’t looking for a soft landing. The former WBA 154-pound titleholder is recovering from a difficult stretch both inside and outside the ring, but he insists his return later this year will be against the toughest opposition available.
On September 13, Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) and Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will headline a Zuffa, Sela, and Riyadh Season promotion event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, live on Netflix to its 300 million subscribers.
The biggest boxing fight on the 2025 calendar is now less than a month away, as Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford are set to square off on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) kept himself on the world title track by defeating Israil Madrimov (10-2-1, 7 KOs) via unanimous decision. Scores were 117-111 and 115-113 (x2) for Ortiz.
A true 50-50 fight dawns upon The Last Crescendo. Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Israil Madrimov will square off for Ortiz Jr.’s interim WBC junior middleweight title on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in support of the undisputed light heavyweight world championship rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) will meet again at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, on February 22 as the main event on a loaded card for Riyadh Season.
At the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 22, the immensely talented Uzbek fighter Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) will return to action and will face the unbeaten, heavy-handed Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 will headline the loaded February 22 card in Riyadh. The first undisputed fight was fascinating, with plenty of intrigue throughout the contest, with Beterbiev prevailing by majority decision, with one judge scoring it 114-114, while the other two scored it 116-112 and 115-113 for Beterbiev.
Terence Crawford told Tefimo Lopez to beat Israil Madrimov if he wanted to secure a fight with him. Lopez has been chasing a fight with Crawford following his victory against Steve Claggett in his last fight. He defeated Claggett by a unanimous decision to defend his WBO Junior Welterweight Title.
Los Angeles, CA (August 28, 2024) Former WBA Junior Middleweight World Champion Israil ‘The Dream’ Madrimov, (10-1-1, 7 KOs), is looking ahead to fighting for a world title following his battle with Terence Crawford on Saturday, August 3 at BMO Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles.
Every boxing fan has an opinion on who the best boxer is. However, the different weight classes make it impossible to compare boxers like-for-like. For example, we will never see a featherweight step into the ring with a heavyweight.
Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) defeated Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on August 3/4, to win the WBA super welterweight title.
On August 3/4 at the BMO stadium in Los Angeles, we saw Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) move up in weight to defeat Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) to win the WBA super welterweight belt from the talented Uzek fighter.
Eddie Hearn has backed Jaron Ennis to beat Terence Crawford. Hearn’s comments were made in response to Crawford’s win over Israil Madrimov. Bud defeated Madrimov to win the WBA Junior Middleweight Title via a unanimous decision.
On Saturday, August 3, Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) will defend his WBA super welterweight title against P4P great Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) with the WBO interim super welterweight title also at stake.
Terence Crawford has not fought since becoming the undisputed welterweight champion last year with his electrifying ninth-round stoppage of previously unbeaten unified world champion Errol Spence Jr.
For the first time, the Saudi Arabian takeover of combat sports touches down in the United States as Riyadh Season and Matchroom partner to bring a star-studded card to Los Angeles.
Boxing is a challenging profession. Winning world titles is not easy; sometimes defending them is even more difficult. That is the exact position Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7KOs) of Uzbekistan currently finds himself in.
Israil Madrimov is confident of beating Terence Crawford on August 3. The two boxers face off as Madrimov defends his WBA Junior Middleweight Title. Madrimov picked up the belt after stopping Magomed Kurbanov in his last fight for the vacant title.
While Israil Madrimov has a massive challenge in front of him against Terence Crawford, the WBA super welterweight champion is already plotting a huge callout if he can shock the world on August 3rd.
Eddie Hearn expects Israil Madrimov to beat Terence Crawford on his return. The pair will square off on July 1 in their WBA Junior Middleweight Title bout on August 3.
Terence Crawford is ready to do whatever it takes to beat Israil Madrimov. That is according to his coach, Bernie Davies. Crawford has his first fight at 154 pounds against Madrimov, who is the WBA Junior Middleweight Champion.
April 24, 2024 (New York/Saudi Arabia): His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA),