ESPN Boxing Weigh-ins: Terence Crawford, Julius Indongo Nearly Come to Blows
One of boxing’s greatest fighters will be on full display Saturday
night as Terence Crawford will defend his WBO and WBC junior
welterweight titles in front of his hometown fans. Trying to usurp
Crawford’s ascent is Julius Indongo, who will put his IBF and WBA
140-pound titles on the line in one of the best matchups of the
summer.
At Friday’s official weigh-ins, both undefeated powerhouses came in on the money and had a fierce face-off afterward. Neither man would avert his eyes during the staredown and eventually began pressing their foreheads into each other. Just as things were about to become volatile, members of both combatants’ teams intervened.
Indongo (22-0, 11 KOs) won the IBF version of his title last
December when he knocked out Eduard Troyanovsky. He added the WBA
belt in April when he edged Ricky Burns via unanimous decision. But
as good as those wins were, neither man is as talented as Crawford.
Indongo is confident that he will pull off the upset and when he
stepped onto the scale, the Namibian nailed it; Indongo came in at
139 pounds.
Crawford (31-0, 22 KOs) has already captured the WBO lightweight title and then added both the WBO and WBC super lightweight straps to his resume. “Bud” has been tearing everybody apart and looked sensational again by stopping Felix Diaz in the 10th when they fought in May. The two-division world champion officially checked in at exactly 140 pounds.
The action will be televised live inside Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., on ESPN beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (174.4) vs. Craig Baker (174.6)
Shakur Stevenson (126.2) vs. David Paz (125.6)
Dillan Whyte (260) vs. Malcolm Tann (238.2)
At Friday’s official weigh-ins, both undefeated powerhouses came in on the money and had a fierce face-off afterward. Neither man would avert his eyes during the staredown and eventually began pressing their foreheads into each other. Just as things were about to become volatile, members of both combatants’ teams intervened.
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Crawford (31-0, 22 KOs) has already captured the WBO lightweight title and then added both the WBO and WBC super lightweight straps to his resume. “Bud” has been tearing everybody apart and looked sensational again by stopping Felix Diaz in the 10th when they fought in May. The two-division world champion officially checked in at exactly 140 pounds.
The action will be televised live inside Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., on ESPN beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
ESPN Boxing Weigh-in Results:
Terence Crawford (140) vs. Julius Indongo (139)Oleksandr Gvozdyk (174.4) vs. Craig Baker (174.6)
Shakur Stevenson (126.2) vs. David Paz (125.6)
Dillan Whyte (260) vs. Malcolm Tann (238.2)
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