Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo

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Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo
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

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
.

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

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 Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Light welterweight United States Terence Crawford (c) def. Namibia Julius Indongo (c) TKO 3/12 1:38 Note 1
Light heavyweight Ukraine Oleksandr Gvozdyk (c) def. United States Craig Baker TKO 6/10 2:04 Note 2
Light welterweight United States Mike Reed def. United States Robert Franckel UD 10
Heavyweight United Kingdom Dillian Whyte def. United States Malcolm Tann TKO 3/8 2:36
Heavyweight United States Bryant Jennings def. United States Daniel Martz TKO 2/8 2:48
Welterweight United States Mike Alvarado def. Brazil Sidney Siqueira KO 4/8 1:27
Featherweight United States Shakur Stevenson def. Argentina David Paz UD 6
Light heavyweight United States Steven Nelson def. Mexico César Ruiz UD 6
Lightweight United States Kevin Ventura def. Mexico Baltazar Ramirez TKO 3/4 1:54

WBO-NABO light heavyweight
titles

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "BoxRec: List of WBO lightweight champions". boxrec.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Crawford stops Dulorme in 6th, wins WBO junior welterweight title". FOX Sports. April 18, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (December 3, 2016). "Julius Indongo Destroys Eduard Troyanovsky in One - HUGE Upset". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Murray, Keir (April 15, 2017). "Ricky Burns loses WBA super-lightweight belt to Julius Indongo in Glasgow". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Uugwanga, Michael (November 10, 2017). "Indongo on his next move, marriage and house - Windhoek Observer". www.observer.com.na. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Idec, Keith (August 9, 2017). "Crawford, Indongo to Pay Over $100K Apiece in Sanctioning Fees". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Horan, Matt (August 20, 2017). "Crawford vs Indongo: Terence Crawford reigns supreme after stoppage win over Julius Indongo". Sky Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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