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Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo

Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo
DateAugust 19, 2017
VenuePinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring and TBRB undisputed light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Terence Crawford Julius Indongo
Nickname "Bud" "Blue Machine"
Hometown Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Pre-fight record 31–0 (22 KO) 22–0 (11 KO)
Age 29 years, 10 months 34 years, 6 months
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 10+12 in (179 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg) 139 lb (63 kg)
Style Southpaw[nb 1] Southpaw
Recognition WBC, WBO, The Ring and TBRB
Light Welterweight Champion
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion
WBA (Unified) and IBF
Light Welterweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Light Welterweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Light Welterweight
Result
Crawford won by 3rd-round KO.

Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo was a professional boxing match contested on August 19, 2017, for the undisputed light welterweight championship.[1] The bout took place 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,[2] Crawford moved up to light welterweight in April 2015 to capture the vacant WBO title against Thomas Dulorme.[3] 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.[4]

Indongo defeated reigning champion Eduard Troyanovsky in December 2016 to capture the IBF, and IBO light welterweight titles.[5] Four months later he defeated reigning champion Ricky Burns for the WBA (Unified) title in April 2017,[6] 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,[7] which already stood at $100,000 for each fighter.[8]

The winner would be the first undisputed light welterweight champion since Kostya Tszyu in 2004 and the first undisputed champion in any weight division since O'Neil Bell in 2006. The bout would also be the first time all what is now considered the four major belts had been at stake in a single fight since Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor in 2005, although the WBO didn't become a major title until 2007.

Crawford entered the fight as a heavy favourite to win.[9]

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.[10]

According to CompuBox stats, Crawford landed 26 of his 75 punches thrown (35%), while Indongo landed 13 of 74 thrown (18%).

Aftermath

Following the fight, Indongo stated "When he hit me like that, my mind was gone" about Crawford's body shot.[11]

The card averaged 965,000 viewers on ESPN.[12]

Two days after the fight, the IBF ordered a fight between Crawford and their mandatory challenger, Sergey Lipinets.[13] Lipinets was named Indongo's mandatory challenger in December 2016, but Indongo was given an exemption to allow the unification fight with Crawford to happen. Lipinets stated that the IBF title was "stolen from him".[14] As Crawford didn't plan to return to the ring before the IBF's deadline, he vacated the IBF title just 11 days after defeating Indongo, ending his undisputed reign.[15] The IBF ordered Lipinets to face Akihiro Kondo for their vacant title.[16]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:[17]

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

^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

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Canada Super Channel
 Panama RPC
 United Kingdom Sky Sports
 United States ESPN

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Terence Crawford vs. Julius Indongo". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: List of WBO lightweight champions". boxrec.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Crawford stops Dulorme in 6th, wins WBO junior welterweight title". FOX Sports. April 18, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (December 3, 2016). "Julius Indongo Destroys Eduard Troyanovsky in One - HUGE Upset". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Murray, Keir (April 15, 2017). "Ricky Burns loses WBA super-lightweight belt to Julius Indongo in Glasgow". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Uugwanga, Michael (November 10, 2017). "Indongo on his next move, marriage and house - Windhoek Observer". www.observer.com.na. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Idec, Keith (August 9, 2017). "Crawford, Indongo to Pay Over $100K Apiece in Sanctioning Fees". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Boxing odds: Terence Crawford heavy favorite to unify belts against Indongo - Bloody Elbow". August 16, 2017.
  10. ^ Horan, Matt (August 20, 2017). "Crawford vs Indongo: Terence Crawford reigns supreme after stoppage win over Julius Indongo". Sky Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Indongo: When Terence Crawford Hit Me - It Hurt So Bad! - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "Crawford-Indongo Telecast Averaged 965,000 Viewers on ESPN". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Crawford facing tough, quick decision on future". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "Lipinets Rips Indongo, Says IBF Title Was 'Stolen' From Him - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. August 20, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  15. ^ "Terence Crawford vacates IBF title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  16. ^ "IBF orders Lipinets-Kondo bout for vacant title". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Terence Crawford's bouts
19 August 2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Julius Indongo's bouts
19 August 2017
Succeeded by