Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo

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Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo
Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo.jpg
DateAugust 19, 2017
Venue Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Terence Crawford Julius Indongo
Nickname Bud Blue Machine
Hometown Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Windhoek, Namibia
Pre-fight record 31–0 (22 KO) 22–0 (11 KO)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg) 139 lb (63 kg)
Style Southpaw [nb 1] Southpaw
Recognition WBC, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight champion
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBA (Super) and IBF light welterweight champion
Result
Crawford won by 3rd-round KO.

Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo was a professional boxing match contested for the undisputed light welterweight championship between undefeated WBC, WBO, and The Ring champion Terence Crawford, and undefeated WBA (Unified), and IBF champion Julius Indongo. The bout took place on August 19, 2017, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Crawford defeated Indongo via third-round KO.

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Background

Following his reign as the WBO lightweight champion in 2014, [1] Crawford moved up to light welterweight in April 2015 to capture the vacant WBO title against Thomas Dulorme. [2] After two defences of his title, he defeated WBC champion Viktor Postol in July 2016 to unify the WBC, and WBO titles, while also capturing the vacant Ring magazine title in the process. [3]

Indongo defeated reigning champion Eduard Troyanovsky in December 2016 to capture the IBF, and IBO light welterweight titles. [4] Four months later he defeated reigning champion Ricky Burns for the WBA (Unified) title in April 2017, [5] capturing the last of the four major world titles in the light welterweight division and setting up the undisputed title fight. Indongo's IBO title was not on the line as the Namibian champion had been stripped of the title for refusing to pay the IBO's sanctioning fees, [6] which already stood at $100,000 for each fighter. [7]

The Fight

The first round was a tentative affair; both fighters attempting to establish their presence in the center of the ring, engaging in a battle of the jabs with neither fighter landing any significant punches. The second round began the same as the previous. Halfway through the round Crawford began increasing his punch output. With a minute left in the round, Crawford caught Indongo with a straight left hand, sending the Namibian champion to the canvas. Indongo raised to his feet before the referee's count of five and survived the rest of the round. The first minute of round three saw both fighters throwing the jab and missing with the occasional left hand from the southpaw stance. 1 minute into the round, Indongo began putting together combinations and walking towards Crawford. At the halfway point, as Indongo rushed in on the offensive, Crawford landed two solid body punches to drop Indongo for a second time. With Indongo laid on his back wincing in pain, referee Jack Reiss reached the count of ten, crowning Crawford as the new undisputed light welterweight champion by a third-round knockout. [8]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Light welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Terence Crawford (c)def. Flag of Namibia.svg Julius Indongo (c)TKO3/121:38 Note 1
Light heavyweight Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Gvozdyk (c)def. Flag of the United States.svg Craig BakerTKO6/102:04 Note 2
Light welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reed def. Flag of the United States.svg Robert FranckelUD10
Heavyweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillian Whyte def. Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Tann TKO3/82:36
Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Bryant Jennings def. Flag of the United States.svg Daniel MartzTKO2/82:48
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Mike Alvarado def. Flag of Brazil.svg Sidney SiqueiraKO4/81:27
Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Shakur Stevenson def. Flag of Argentina.svg David PazUD6
Light heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Steven Nelsondef. Flag of Mexico.svg César RuizUD6
Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Venturadef. Flag of Mexico.svg Baltazar RamirezTKO3/41:54

^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light welterweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC-NABF, and WBO-NABO light heavyweight titles

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Listed by BoxRec as southpaw, but regularly switch hits as an orthodox.

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