Crawford says next fight against Benavidez on Oct.13 in Omaha

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By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford has confirmed that his next fight should be against Top Rank fighter Jose Benavidez on October 13 in Omaha, Nebraska. The fight still hasn’t been confirmed yet, Crawford says, but it’s one that he hopes will get made. The 26-year-old Benavidez (27-0, 18 KOs) has had words with Crawford in the past, and there seems to be a lot of bad blood between them. Jose is the older brother of World Boxing Council super middleweight champion David Benavidez.

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Terence Crawford wants Danny Garcia fight

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By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford says he would like to face Danny Garcia in a unification fight if he beats Shawn Porter next month in their clash for the vacant WBC welterweight title. WBO 147 pound champion Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs) says he’s not sure that Garcia, 29, will even win his fight against Porter (28-2-1, 17 KOs) because it’s a tough one for him.

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Crawford trash talking Errol Spence

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By Chris Williams: Unbeaten welterweights Terence Crawford and Errol Spence trashed talked each other on social media on Sunday in talking about who’s the top dog at 147. WBO champion Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs), who is a newcomer at welterweight and has only one win under his belt against Jeff Horn, started off saying that he runs the shot at 147.

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Terence Crawford named 2018 ESPY Best Fighter

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By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford has been named the 2018 ESPY Best Fighter for his wins over WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn, Julius Indongo and Felix Diaz. It’s a nice accomplishment for the 30-year-old Crawford to get the ESPY award, but his biggest win was over Horn, a fighter that won a controversial 12 round decision over Manny Pacquiao last year.

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Crawford: Regis Prograis got hit too much by Velasco

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By Dan Ambrose: Former light welterweight unified champion Terence Crawford wasn’t all that impressed with what he saw from interim WBC 140 lb. champion Regis ‘Rougarou’ Prograis (22-0, 19 KOs) with his 8th round knockout win over Juan Jose Velasco (20-1, 12 KOs) last Saturday night in the main event on Top Rank Boxing on ESPN at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Hearn: Khan is a tough fight for Terence Crawford

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By Jeff Aranow: Amir Khan’s promoter Eddie Hearn says Amir Khan has the style to give WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford a lot of problems when/if the two of them face each other in the future. Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) is taking a tune-up fight against low level contender Samuel Vargas (29-3-2, 14 KOs) on September 8 in Birmingham, UK.

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