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Heavyweight Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) dealt a serious blow to the career of the hyped American Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs), handing him his first defeat in a brutal fifth-round knockout on Saturday night at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Bakole’s performance was…

Promoter Eddie Hearn blew his stack on Saturday night after watching his fighter, WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov, lose a controversial 12-round unanimous decision to Terence Crawford in their highly publicized headliner on DAZN at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The scores were…

In a close affair, Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) captured his fourth division world title, dethroning WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs_ by a narrow 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in front of a sold-out BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. It…

Crawford vs. Madrimov, Anderson vs. Bakole, and other undercard fights will stream live on DAZN PPV. The DAZN USA PPV price for Crawford vs. Madrimov is $79.99, which includes a one-month DAZN subscription. For existing DAZN subscribers in the UK, the PPV price is £23.99.…

Trainer Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis believes Terence Crawford will have an easy time beating WBA 154-lb champion Israil Madrimov tonight in their headliner in Los Angeles. Bozy sees Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) adjusting well to the junior middleweight weight and not affected by his 13-month layoff.…

Jarrell Miller looked surprisingly in good shape, weighing in at 305 1/2 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for his heavyweight fight against former world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. tonight at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Ruiz’s Weight Raises Concerns Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) didn’t look…

Terence Crawford While it is difficult to impossible for any boxer to achieve a perfect game from one stance, Crawford seems virtually flawless from both. His left and right jabs pack equal sting, his timing is immaculate and he is rarely off balance. Most significantly,…

Switch hitters, proficient ones at least, are a rarity in boxing. Even rarer are clashes between two switch hitters. A high-stakes showdown between two elite switch hitters on the world stage might actually be unprecedented. Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov might well be the first…

A bigger-looking Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) weighed in at 153 1/2 pounds for his much-anticipated title challenge against WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) at their ceremonial weigh-in for their match on Saturday night at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.…