On the heels of his scintillating ninth-round knockout victory of undefeated Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa, undefeated lightweight titleholder Terence “Bud” Crawford will be joining Doug Kezirian as the in-studio guest on this week’s edition of ESPN Friday Fights, which will air live, this Friday, July 11, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Crawford is currently ranked by ProBoxing-Fans.com as the #1 lightweight contender in the world, in a champion which currently does not have a champion crowned.
Topics Crawford and Kezirian will be discussing will most certainly include a recap of Crawford-Gamboa, arguably the Fight of the Year at the midpoint of 2014 as well as making Crawford (24-0, 17 KOs), the Pride of Omaha, a serious consideration for Fighter of the Year.
Crawford-Gamboa attracted nearly 11,000 fans to the CenturyLink Center in the first world title fight to take place in Omaha, Neb. in 42 years, when Joe Frazier defended his heavyweight title against Ron Stander on May 25, 1972. According to Nielsen Media Research, Crawford-Gamboa, which was televised live on HBO®, was the second-most viewed fight of the year so far on U.S. television, attracting an average audience of 1.208 million viewers to the live, first-time airing.
