One of boxing’s pound-for-pound best fighters steps back into the ring after a year-long layoff TONIGHT (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024), as Terence Crawford squares off against Ismail Madrimov in an attempt to claim gold in his fourth weight class. Action will come to you live from inside BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., and streamed globally on DAZN starting at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) looked like a true boxing elite last summer, taking out fellow undefeated champion, Errol Spence, in a masterclass that saw him dominate the fight from round two onward (watch highlights). “Bud” won every round on every judges scorecard, out-landing and finally taking out Spence to earn worldwide praise and the IBF, WBA and WBC Welterweight titles to his overflowing trophy chest. Tonight, he looks to move up in weight again and faces a legitimately talented and dangerous world champion in Madrimov.
Madrimov is a boxer who most casual fans probably aren’t aware of, but that doesn’t make him some bum. His match this past March against Magomed Kurbanov — a fellow undefeated (at that time) boxer with a 25-0 record — for WBA’s Super Welterweight title put the boxing world on notice that he’s one of the best in the world at 154 pounds.
The undercard is a spicy one, with WBA Super Lightweight champion, Isaac Cruz, putting his strap on the line against Jose Valenzuela and former unified Heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz, throwing down with the enormous (305 pounds!), Jarrell Miller.
Crawford Vs. Madrimov Quick Results:
154 lbs.: Terence Crawford def. Israil Madrimov — Unanimous Decision (116-112, 115-113 x2)
140 lbs.: Jose Valenzuela def. Isaac Cruz — Split Decision (116-112 x2, 113-115)
270+ lbs.: Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller — Draw (116-112, 114-114)
250+ lbs.: Martin Bakole def. Jared Anderson — TKO (Rd. 5, 2:07)
175 lbs.: David Morrell def. Radivoje Kalajdzic — Unanimous Decision (118-110, 117-111 x2)
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Crawford vs Madrimov Full Results:
Terrence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov
Round 1: The last fight ended more than an hour ago and I kinda want this to end soon. Please, someone, go hog wild and give us a quick knockout. Anyway, Madrimov in white, Crawford in black. Crawford pawing out feelers early. Madrimov in the center, but not really swinging. Very little happening. Glancing jabs here and there, couple shots to the body. Madrimov with a counter right.
10-10 round
Round 2: There really isn’t much to write about so far. Both men are looking to draw each other out and counter, and neither is deviating. Madrimov with a pair of straight rights. Looks like they hit glove as well as forehead. Crawford to the gut twice.
10-9 Madrimov
Round 3: Crawford with a 1-2. Jabs and evades. Crawford eats a right, returns fire with an uppercut. Madrimov lands a jab.
10-9 Crawford
Round 4: Madrimov with a pair of rights, Crawford thuds in a body shot to the liver side. Lead right from Madrimov lands aa the same time as a Crawford uppercut. Madrimov finding a home for his right this round.
10-9 Madrimov
Round 5: Madrimov gets clipped to the body, then to the chin by a left. Crawford evades a right hand. Crawford to the canvas, but that was very clearly a slip as they clashed feet. Uppercut from Madrimov.
10-9 Crawford
Round 6: There’s a nice left-right by Bud. Madrimov clips a right. Crawford lands a few to the body at the end of the round.
10-9 Crawford
Round 7: Crawford stops the herky-jerky movement of Madrimov for a second with a nice jab. Right by Crawford, counter right by Madrimov. Bud to the body and a clubbing right to the dome.
10-9 Crawford
Terence Crawford becomes a four-division world champion, defeating Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision, scores reading as 116-112 & 115-113 x2.
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Round 8: Madrimov feinting like his life depended on it (his consciousness might actually depend on it, to be fair), but the output from both men is on the low side. Madrimov with a lunging right hand. Madrimov with two right hands. There’s a left. Finally Crawford swings and clubs to the body. Madrimov with a lunging right into a clinch.
10-9 Madrimov
Round 9: Crawford gets in a left. Madrimov throws and lands a straight right through the guard. There’s a left-hand land by both men. Madrimov with another left. Crawford with a couple jabs.
10-9 Madrimov
Round 10: Nice uppercut from Crawford. Crawford getting a bit aggressive here, couple jabs and a right hand. Bud landing a bit better this round now. Right by Madrimov. Crawford with a left to the body, countered by a right hand. Clinch left lands for Crawford at the bell.
10-9 Crawford
Round 11: Madrimov with a straight right. Crawford to the ribs. Left-right as well. Madrimov lands his right hand again. Crawford hits to the body and evades a lunge from Madrimov. Madrimov clinches. Madrimov misses an uppercut and gets hit clean on the counter. Madrimov slowing down a bit. Crawford 1-2.
10-9 Crawford
Round 12: Crawford letting his hands go a bit more these later rounds. Madrimov misses a big left, lands a right after he regains his balance. Two uppercuts in a row from Crawford. Crawford finally crowding in and neutralizing the feints and movement from Madrimov. Big right hand by Madrimov. Another. Crawford to the liver.
10-9 Crawford
Final results: Terrence Crawford defeats Ismail Madrimov
Isaac Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela
Round 1: Cruz in glittery black, Valenzuela in black and white. Cruz on the front foot early, Valenzuela swinging while on his back foot. There’s a right by Cruz. Both men with rights. Valenzuela to the body, Cruz with an overhand left. Cruz with a right to the body then a right to the head.
10-9 Cruz
Round 2: A brief interview with Mike Tyson between rounds, and man, he doesn’t sound great. Cruz gets Valenzuela into a corner and there’s a big left. Right-left, too, lands for Cruz. Valenzuela lands an uppercut, but eats an overhand. Cruz seems unfazed by anything coming his way. Valenzuela with a left and an uppercut. Cruz body-body-head.
10-9 Cruz
Round 3: Valenzuela with a solid jab. Left uppercut as well. Cruz hits in a right hook. 2-3 by Valenzuela, left by Cruz. A couple more body shots a few seconds later. Looping left, too. Valenzuela pumping his right hand out frequently. Right by Valenzuela, left by Cruz, another right by Valenzuela.
10-9 Valenzuela
Round 4: Fun celebrity row tonight. Aside from Mike Tyson, we’ve got Roberto Duran, Vasyli Lomachenko, Alicia Keys, Vince Vaughn, Scottie Pippen, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Wiz Khalifa, Julio Cesar Chavez, James Harden, DeSean Jackson… Valenzuela avoiding most of Cruz’s shots this round so far, only getting tagged to the body sporadically. There’s a right to the jaw by Cruz.
10-9 Cruz
Round 5: Cruz’s output seems to be slowing just a little. That said, he lands a left hook. Valenzuela with a quick left of his own. Valenzuela gets clipped slightly by a right. Valenzuela lands a nice right, Cruz sneaks in to the body. Cruz with a left to the head and one to the body. Valenzuela hits a right at the bell.
10-9 Valenzuela
Round 6: Cruz clips in a right. Another one. Valenzuela lightly getting in touches on Cruz, but not much, and nothing clean. There’s nice rights by both men. Cruz eats an uppercut, lands a big right. Cruz to the body, right to the head. Cruz counters a flurry with a left to the temple. Eats one back.
10-9 Cruz
Round 7: Cruz not coming forward right now and looking to counter a bit. He hits to the body, but Valenzuela escapes range before Cruz can thud in something big. There’s that uppercut again for Valenzuela. Cruz to the body four times. Valenzuela lands a left to the jaw, eats a body shot a second later. Cruz gets him into a corner and lands body-body-head. Leaping right by Cruz. Both men land near the bell.
10-9 Cruz
Round 8: Valenzuela jabbing, but Cruz gets past that and flurries. Good hook by Cruz. Ref pauses the action for an accidental headbutt that fortunately doesn’t lead to a cut. Great left and an evasion by Valenzuela. Cruz backs up Valenzuela, but doesn’t land anything clean.
10-9 Valenzuela
Round 9: Nice combo by Cruz, he throws body-body-head and lands clean on the last two strikes. Valenzuela throwing quick hands, not landing solid, but touching and scoring here and there. Cruz with a smashing blow that landed below the belt and we’re at a pause in the action. We’re back and Cruz again hits to the body, but this time a clean blow. Valenzuela with a right, gets touched by one in return.
10-9 Cruz
Round 10: Cruz coming forward, neither man landing clean so far a minute in. Valenzuela with a counter right. Cruz with two rights that hit half glove, half chin. At least half of the commentary booth thinks Valenzuela is way ahead, but man, I’m not sure about that. Cruz looking to counter, does land a left at the clapper.
10-9 Cruz
Round 11: I just looked, and I have it 7-3 Cruz, so I guess I’m not sure I’m giving Valenzuela credit for his accuracy, as he’s getting hit by the power shots of Cruz. Valenzuela touching him well now this round, however. Cruz not landing clean so far halfway through the round. There’s a left by Cruz after Valenzuela touches him well. And a right. Uppercut by Valenzuela. Right by Valenzuela, one by Cruz. He flurries at the end and maybe steals the round at the buzzer.
10-9 Valenzuela
Round 12: Cruz with a big right hand. Another that clips through the guard. “Pitbull” trying hard here, knowing these cards could be anywhere. There’s a left from Valenzuela. Cruz right-left-right, but Valenzuela rolled with most of it. Left by Valenzuela as he holds off a Cruz flurry at the end.
10-9 Cruz
Final results: Jose Valenzuela defeats Isaac Cruz
Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller
Round 1: Miller in blue, Ruiz in black. Ruiz starts by backing Miller up with his footwork. Very little happening this round, as neither man wants to lead the dance; both looking to counter. Ruiz finally gets in a nice combo near the bell.
10-9 Ruiz
Round 2: Ruiz with a couple jabs to the prodigious belly of Miller. Ruiz with a couple right hooks. Miller lands a left to the body. There’s an uppercut and a big right from Miller. Ruiz gets off a combo and lands a left around the glove.
10-9 Ruiz
Round 3: Miller not throwing much and it feels like Ruiz is taking the rounds just on work rate. Ruiz landing his hooks repeatedly, left and right. Miller pot shotting, but he is getting outlanded about 3:1. Miller listening to his corner and going to the body now. Right by Ruiz. Another. There’s a right by Miller.
10-9 Ruiz
Round 4: Miller jabbing his way in this time. Right to the body and left to the head for Ruiz. Miller to the body, Ruiz returns fire to the head. Miller with a left to the head, but it looked like it was mostly blocked. This is a showcase for Ruiz’s hand speed so far. Miller flurries to the gut right before the bell. Better round for Miller, but I still say
10-9 Ruiz
Round 5: Miller with a left in a clinch. Ruiz with a flurry, Miller responds with a short right that looked more like an elbow. Miller finally throwing more. He’s landing to the body and a left to the head. Both men with short right hands. Miller with a low blow. Commentary team thinks it wasn’t one. Miller looking good here, landing with a lot more frequency.
10-9 Miller
Round 6: There’s a nice right by Ruiz. Miller responds with a short right of his own. Both men dig to the belly. Ruiz not moving as well as he did early. He absorbs a body shot, responds to the jaw. Slow-paced round here. Miller with a series of body shots and a right to the head as the bell rings. Might’ve been a bit late.
10-9 Miller
Round 7: Jabs by Miller, there’s a right. Another right. Ruiz looks glacial now. Miller walking Ruiz back to the ropes and popping him sporadically. Ruiz not firing back much now, and when he does, there’s less on it.
10-9 Miller
Round 8: Not much to write about this round. Miller just walking forward and Ruiz walking backwards and to his left. Miller has thrown nothing but jabs all round long. That said, Ruiz hasn’t thrown anything either. Ruiz could easily have stolen that round with the slightest bit of activity, but he didn’t.
10-9 Miller
Round 9: Ruiz looking a little better early, as he’s tossing some leather back. There’s an overhand right. Miller to the breadbasket. Then body-head. Ruiz having a bit of success leaning against Miller and throwing inside. Short left by Miller. Another one. There’s an uppercut and a cross. Miller has Ruiz in the corner and he gets in a series of quick blows.
10-9 Miller
Round 10: Miller cracks a left-right-left in. Ruiz with two rights. Miller jabs Ruiz back, doesn’t capitalize much on it, however. Two rights by Miller, Ruiz with a 3-piece combo. Miller lands a left at the bell.
10-9 Ruiz
Round 11: Ruiz back on his backfoot again as Miller still walking into him. Ruiz not landing much, but Miller throwing less. There’s a liver shot from the big man. Miller exits a clinch with a right, then repeats that process. Ruiz lands a right that doesn’t seem to faze Miller at all. Solid right hand, Miller ignores it, but it scores. Miller with what has become his signature flurry at the end of the round.
10-9 Ruiz
Round 12: Miller with a couple good rights, but Ruiz lands as well. They’re emptying their tanks here it looks like. Ref says “STOP STOP STOP GO GO GO”, which kinda sucks, but they fight through it. Miller to the body. One minute to go. Miller still surging forward, and punching this time. Left from Ruiz, right from Miller. Good finish.
10-9 Miller and I have it 114-114. Feels like Miller had the better fight, but we’ll see who wins what rounds.
Final results: Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller draw
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