Undefeated junior welterweight champions Terence “Bud” Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) and “The Iceman” Viktor Postol (28-0, 12 KOs) faced off on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the kick-off press conference for their July 23 pay-per-view showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Terence Crawford: On paper everybody says this is gonna be a 50/50 fight. But in my eyes, I’m looking at going in there and destroying this man right here. I know I don’t say too much to the public because I’m always focused on the task at hand, but when I say this is different for me, this IS different for me. I’m looking forward to putting on a great performance, my first pay-per-view, and I’m looking forward to many more to come. After July 23, my record will be 29-0 with 21 knockouts.
Viktor Postol: I’m sure that I’ll unify the WBC and WBO belt on the 23 of July…it will be a spectacular fight.
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, unveiled the entire pay-per-view telecast: WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez (34-0, 24 KOs) makes his first defense against Dominik Britsch (32-2-1, 11 KOs), WBO #1 featherweight and two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez (19-0, 17 KOs) will face WBO #2 rated Matias Rueda (26-0, 23 KOs) in a bout that could wind up for a world title, and former WBA interim jr welterweight champ Jose Benavidez Jr. (24-0, 16 KOs) meets Francisco Santana (24-4-1, 12 KOs).
Also on the card will be welterweight Lenny Zappavigna (34-2, 24 KOs) against Ik Yang (19-1, 14 KOs) and 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata (9-0, 6 KOs) takes on “Comanche Boy” George Tahdooahnippah (34-2-3, 24 KOs).
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