Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian “BoMac” McIntyre, is concerned about his fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
BoMac claims to have watched some of Madrimov’s fights and thinks he is “tough as hell”. Surprisingly, BoMac is only now realizing what the soon-to-be-37-year-old Crawford has in front of him in the rusty ring, as die-hard boxing fans know what he was up against when the fight was announced.
BoMac must have been living under a rock all these years not to know about Madrimov and the Golovkin-esque threat he’s laying on Crawford’s table. I see Madrimov as a combination of Canelo Alvarez in terms of skill and Gennady Golovkin in power.
Madrimov is not the type of fighter you want to face when you are approaching 30, having been out of the ring for 14 months and weighing seven pounds.
Crawford in pursuit of glory
Some believe Crawford bit off more than he can chew by moving up to 154 pounds and facing the No. 1 fighter in the weight class, Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs). He’s a walking guillotine and Crawford’s head will be next on the block.
Crawford has had great success in his last three fights, defeating vintage fighters Errol Spence, Shawn Porter and David Avanesyan. That gave him the confidence to move up to 154 pounds to face the biggest fighter the division has seen since it was haunted by feared knockout artist Julian Jackson years ago.
If Crawford loses this fight on August 3, he will have to decide whether to stay at 154 pounds, drop down to 147 pounds or retire. It wouldn’t make sense for Crawford to move up to 168 pounds to challenge Canelo for his undisputed super middleweight championship if he loses to Madrimov.
It also depends on His Excellency Turki Alalshikh. The fight could still happen if he continues with the plan for Crawford to face Canelo regardless of his defeat.
We saw Francis Ngannou lose to Tyson Fury in one of Turki’s appearances and then face Anthony Joshua in his next fight, which means losses mean nothing. They are simply a path to victory.
Will Madrimov hit the mark?
“These foreign guys are just as hungry as the American fighters. I come here to fight a fighter like Terence [is huge]. You beat a guy like Crawford, you hit the mark,” said coach Brian “BoMac” McIntyre Fightdiscussing Terence Crawford’s title fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3.
Let’s hope this lights a fire under Team Crawford’s asses now that BoMac realizes they’re not up against one of their typical aging opponents. Those Crawford has been fighting since 2020 have been older fighters who have seen better days.
Madrimov is hungry and will be ready for newcomer Crawford on what should be the biggest payday of the WBA champion’s career.
“We understand wholeheartedly that guys are coming here getting their chance, trying to feed their families, make history for themselves and be on top of the world. We understand this and are well prepared for it,” BoMac said.
Madrimov is by far the biggest threat to Crawford’s career and comes at an inopportune time for him when he is 37 years vintage, has been inactive for over a year on a victory lap and tainted by years of fighting top prospects.
“I watched some of his fights. The dude is tough as hell and you can’t sleep on this kid,” BoMac said about the undefeated Madrimov. “He wants it too. It’s obvious he wants it. I met him and his team a few weeks ago. They’re stern about it. It will just make us better.”
Madrimov’s time to shine
The undefeated Madrimov will not come to play matches in this fight. He hits like a truck and has the instincts of a shark. It is the perfect destruction machine. If Crawford, due to his enormous fortune, has taken a step back from the cushioned life, it will not be good for him on August 3.
“Madrimov is currently our biggest challenge. We can’t sleep on the guy. The guy is damn good,” BoMac said when asked about Crawford’s interest in fighting Canelo Alvarez at 168 pounds.
Daniel Dubois rose to No. 3 in Ring magazine’s heavyweight rankings following a fifth-round knockout victory over Anthony Joshua on September 21 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Ring Magazine’s rankings need to be improved for every weight class, but especially heavyweight because most of the placements don’t make sense.
Dubois should be in first place, just behind WBA, WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, because he beat the best fighters last year. There is still controversy surrounding Dubois’s fight with Usyk last year in Poland due to the fifth-round body shot that dropped him, which the referee deemed a low blow. Replays showed that it was a bull’s-eye. This should have been a knockout for Dubois.
Ring Magazine still ranks Fury ahead of Dubois in first place, despite a loss in his last fight and a destitute performance in his previous fight against Francis Ngannou in October 2023. Many felt that Ngannou was robbed in this fight, which I saw and he was 8- 2 for Francis.
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury
Daniel Dubois
Joseph Parker
Zhilei Zhang
Agit Kabayel
Martin Cole
Anthony Joshua
Filip Hrgovic
Honor Ajagba
Justi Huni
It makes sense that Dubois will move up in tirades, but he should be higher than #2 and he should be above Fury. You only have to watch Fury’s performance against newcomer Ngannou, who was making his boxing debut, to know that he is not the same fighter he once was.
Fury should be lower in the rankings, below his buddies Joseph Parker, Zhilei Zhang, Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole, because these guys fight higher than him. Since his second fight against Deontay Wilder in 2020, the Gypsy King hasn’t looked like his elderly self. In all his appearances since then, he has looked like a shadow of his former self.
Lightweight rising Floyd Schofield. Photo promotions / Golden Boy
Floyd Schofield Jr. in his next fight he will add to his class as he tries to make it to the lightweight division.
The undefeated 22-year-old will face Rene Tellez Giron from Mexico at the DAZN gala on November 2. The location of the event was not disclosed, although The Ring learned that it will land at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Schofield (17-0, 12 knockouts) will fight for only the second time in 2024, although only at the mercy of others. “Kid Austin” was scheduled to face H20 Sylve at the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Netflix gala scheduled for July 29 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, the performance was delayed until November 15 due to Tyson’s hospitalization earlier in the summer.
Sylve’s team handpicked their next opponent for the DAZN Pay-Per-View event in Tampa, Florida. This backfired, as Lucas Bahdi (17-0, 15 KO) emerged as the main contender for the 2024 knockout.
Since Sylve is promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, only his spot would be secured for the fresh date. With this, Schofield and Golden Boy Promotions continued their efforts to advance the career of the Austin, Texas lightweight fighter.
Giron (20-3, 13 KO) is a proven spoiler with a reliable chin.
The 25-year-old from Queretaro, Mexico has won three in a row since a heartbreaking majority defeat to Jose Matias Romero last June in Argentina. Current events included an eight-round unanimous decision over George Acosta at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. Giron also dealt the first defeat of his career to former standout amateur Karlos Balderas.
The victory over Balderas came six months after Giron submitted Michel Rivera to an eight-round decision in June 2019. Both boxers were undefeated at that time. He suffered another defeat in January 2022 against the then undefeated Giovani Cabrera.
Schofield last fought on March 16, losing by disqualification in the fifth round to Esteuri Suero at this stadium. This fight was supposed to be an advancement in the rivalry, but Suero refused to fight under the rules during their miniature romance.
The opportunity will mark Schofield’s third headliner since signing a co-promotional deal with Golden Boy in 2022. Last July, he was the leader of the gala in San Antonio, which was originally intended for the three-canceled fight for the WBA welterweight title between Eimantas Stanionis and Vergil Ortiz.
The Ring has learned that passive super middleweight contender Bektemir “Bek The Bully” Melikuziev (14-1, 10 KO) will appear on the program. Plans call for the 2016 Olympic silver medalist to land a WBA title eliminator, depending on which opponent he secures.
Bruce Carrington picked up the biggest victory of his career on Friday night, but he remained focused on giving credit where he felt it was due – for believing and facing his toughest challenge yet.
Carrington (13-0, 8 KO) faced his toughest test yet in Sulaiman Segawa (17-5-1, 6 KO), the WBC’s No. 3 featherweight. “You’re a good fighter bro, yeah, definitely my best fighter I’ve had so far,” Carrington said after the fight. He also attributed his faith in the victory, adding: “I want to thank God for my victory, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
The fight was close from the start, with Segawa taking Carrington down early, landing more punches and briefly rocking his undefeated opponent with hooks in the second round. Carrington responded with a piercing counterattack, starting a back and forth fight.
As the rounds progressed, Carrington began to take control. He landed a solid right hand in the fourth round that energized the Modern York crowd, and then he adjusted his strategy, focusing on body shots to leisurely Segawa’s pace.
After a header in the seventh over, Carrington suffered a noticeable knock, but he kept pushing forward in the final overs, pushing for action while Segawa took clumsy, defensive shots. Ultimately, the judges scored the fight 95-95, 97-93 and 97-93 in favor of Carrington.
Contemplating victory, Carrington accepted Segawa’s challenge. “I owe him a lot,” Carrington said. “This will just take me to the next level.”
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