Promoter Eddie Hearn stated His Excellency Turki Alalshikh contacted him about including former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov to the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk II rematch on December twenty first on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) misplaced his WBA 154-lb title to Terence Crawford by a slim 12-round unanimous resolution on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Crawford gained by the scores 115-113, 116-112, and 115-113.
Excessive-profile Return for Madrimov?
“His Excellency has reached out to us and Madrimov and stated, ‘I would really like you on the December twenty first card. So hopefully that may occur, and chasing the large fights at 154,’” Eddie Hearn stated to Battle Hub TV about His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wanting Israil Madrimov to struggle on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk II rematch on December twenty first in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Matchroom-promoted Madrimov, 29, desires a rematch in opposition to the 36-year-old Crawford in order that he can avenge his loss and recapture his WBA 154-lb title. That’s not going to occur as a result of Crawford solely desires Canelo, and he’s not going to wish to take a dangerous rematch in opposition to a motivated, revenge-seeking Madrimov.
You’ll be able to’t rule out Turki altering Crawford’s thoughts by providing him some huge cash to struggle Madrimov once more, but it surely must be appreciable to get him to face him a second time. Madrimov made Crawford look previous in that struggle, and he would know which corrections to make the second time round to defeat the Nebraska native.
The struggle was gained by Crawford, 36, within the championship rounds when he utilized stress on the defensive-minded Madrimov, and confirmed the judges that he wished it extra.
He would have been victorious if Madrimov had fought tougher from rounds 9 by 12. With the appropriate teaching for a rematch, Madrimov beat Crawford as a result of he confirmed that he had the bodily instruments and boxing abilities to beat him. The lacking ingredient was aggression and a willingness to go on the assault.
In an interview this week, Madrimov expressed the will to struggle for a world title in opposition to one of many champions. If he’s going to struggle on December twenty first, he might not have an opportunity to struggle for a belt.
If Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis fails to get a unification struggle, transferring as much as 154 and taking over Madrimov can be a wonderful choice for December twenty first. Madrimov wouldn’t want Crawford if he may struggle Boots.
