Who won Crawford vs Madrimov?
Terence Crawford beat Israil Madrimov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Terence Crawford.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
This contest was for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBO belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was defeated by Jose Valenzuela for the WBA World Super Lightweight championship, Andy Ruiz Jr beat Jarrell Miller, Jared Anderson was overcome by Martin Bakole Ilunga, David Morrell was victorious over Radivoje Kalajdzic for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, Andy Cruz beat Antonio Moran, Steven Nelson defeated Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez, and Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Michal Bulik.
Crawford vs Madrimov stats
Back in August 2024, Terence Crawford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 40 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 31 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Israil Madrimov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 1 draw, with 7 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Crawford had a slight advantage in power over Madrimov, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Madrimov's 70%.
Terence Crawford was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.
Madrimov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crawford. Despite this, he had a 5-inch reach advantage.
Terence Crawford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Israil Madrimov was an orthodox fighter.
Crawford was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 8 months earlier than Madrimov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 159 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Madrimov's 86.
Crawford vs Madrimov form
Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Errol Spence Jr on July 29, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and WBO World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated David Avanesyan on December 10, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Omaha.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Shawn Porter on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.
Before that, he had won against Kell Brook on November 14, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada.
He had beaten Egidijus Kavaliauskas on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Madrimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Magomed Kurbanov on March 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had defeated Raphael Igbokwe on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Michel Soro on July 9, 2022, by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Michel Soro on December 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight eliminator fight at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
He had defeated Emmany Kalombo on April 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Humo Arena, Tashkent.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Israil Madrimov had been fighting more than Terence Crawford.
Going into this contest, Terence Crawford had last fought 1 year and 5 days ago, while Israil Madrimov's last outing had been 4 months and 26 days ago.
Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Madrimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
What time did Crawford vs Madrimov start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:15 AM EST / 9:15 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 5:15 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Crawford vs Madrimov?
The DAZN PPV show began at 4:30 PM EST / 1:30 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 9:30 PM (BST).
What were the odds on Crawford vs Madrimov?
Terence Crawford was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Israil Madrimov made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.
It was the right decision in a difficult fight for Bud. Experience won in the end as the fight got rougher.
Bud Crawford finish Madrimov, finish Madrimov… FINISH HIM, FINISH HIM!!!
Crawford TKO