CRAWFORD TARGETS UNDISPUTED AT 154 – ‘A LOT OF PEOPLE HATE’

Terence Crawford wants to become undisputed at 154 pounds.

Bud is moving up from 147 to face Israil Madrimov on August 3 for his opponent’s WBA Junior Middleweight Title. A victory would make Crawford a four-division champion. He is coming off a win over Errol Spence Jr. He stopped The Truth in the ninth round to become the first Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the four-belt era.

The victory also made him undisputed in a second weight class. By beating Madrimov, Crawford would begin his journey of becoming undisputed in a third division. He is also the WBO mandatory at 154, meaning a victory allows him to face Sebastian Fundora. Fundora holds the WBO and WBC titles. That would then allow Crawford to unify the division, leaving him with only the IBF title to secure.

Given that he is 36, he knows he is in the latter parts of his career. He is now chasing legacy and the chance to secure the biggest payday of his career. If Crawford becomes undisputed in a third-weight class, he will separate himself from the other fighters by becoming the first to do so. And that is something that he is targeting moving forward.