Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme is official for April 18th at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, televised live on HBO. Crawford, Dulorme and their teams will be officially announcing the fight this Thursday, March 5, on the arena floor of the College Park Center, located on the campus of the University of Texas Arlington at 1:30 p.m. CT.
Joining the fighters will be Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank, and Gary Shaw, president of Gary Shaw Promotions, who promote Crawford and Dulorme, respectively.
Crawford (25-0, 17 KOs), of Omaha, NE, boxing’s brightest young star, captured the WBO lightweight title last March, dethroning Ricky Burns in the defending champion’s native Scotland, with a virtuoso performance. Crawford successfully defended the title twice in 2014, knocking out undefeated Cuban superstar and former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa — a Fight of the Year nominee — and a one-sided unanimous decision over one-time world title contender and mandatory challenger Ray Beltran last November.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 KOs), of Carolina, Puerto Rico, is a fan-favorite in one of boxing’s hottest and most passionate markets. He enters his first world championship fight riding a two-year, six-bout winning streak, including his most recent victory, over Hank Lundy, which was televised on HBO last December. Dulorme is world-rated No. 2 by the WBA, No. 3 by the WBC and No. 4 by the WBO and the IBF.
Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Gary Shaw Promotions, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate, Crawford and Dulorme will be battling for the vacant WBO junior welterweight title, Saturday, April 18 at College Park Center. The world championship fight will be televised as part of a split site doubleheader live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.
