Terence Crawford Unexpectedly Deprived Of IBF Championship
A necessary championship defense commitment that the unbeaten boxer (40-0) failed to fulfil resulted in him losing the title of champion.
Boxing’s unchallenged welterweight champion, Terence Crawford, is no more. With his most recent victory coming by TKO on July 29 of this year, the boxer (40-0) has unbeaten opponents in three different weight classes. Crawford was not able to fulfil his statutory championship defense requirement, thus the IBF adopted extreme measures.
The explanation? Terence Crawford was unable to schedule a fight with Jaron “Boots” Ennis (31-0), the previous interim (and now undisputed) welterweight champion, due to a contractual rematch agreement with Errol Spence Jr.
Currently retaining the top two challenger spots, Ennis is regarded as the category’s complete champion.
Crawford’s squad won’t be shocked if they don’t win the championship. They had thirty days to work out the necessary fight with Ennis, but in the end, they didn’t want to go against the terms of the agreement they made when they scheduled the Spence Jr. match. Probably done to safeguard a larger pay day and a pivotal period in one’s career.
In regards to the Crawford-Spence rematch, even though the rematch clause was triggered, no date is scheduled. However, the boxers’ eagerly awaited second battle might happen sooner thanks to the IBF’s action.
