Undisputed welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford will look to conquer a new weight class on Saturday when he steps up to take on WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov. Their 12-round battle tops the card (4:30 p.m. ET) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and the estimated start time for the main event is 11:30 p.m. ET. Crawford (40-0, 31 KO) is coming off a win over Errol Spence Jr. last July to unify the welterweight titles and he’s widely considered the best pound-for-pound fighter on earth. Meanwhile, Madrimov is 10-0-1 with seven knockouts in his career.
Crawford is a -900 favorite (risk $900 to win $100), while Madrimov is priced at +550 (risk $100 to win $550) in the latest boxing odds for Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov. The over/under for total rounds is 10.5, with the under priced at -128. Before making any Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov picks, make sure you see the boxing predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Peter Kahn.
Kahn is a true boxing insider who has his finger on the pulse of what’s going on inside and outside of the ring. He has managed numerous world champions and currently manages 20 fighters through his company, Fight Game Advisors. Kahn won the 2022 Boxing Writers Association of America Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year award and was named to the 2023 Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.
Kahn is uncanny when it comes to picking fights. He is an astounding 55-13 on his last 64 SportsLine boxing picks, returning more than $4,300 to $100 bettors. His notable wins include telling SportsLine members to back underdog Ryan Garcia (+500) against previously unbeaten super lightweight champion Devin Haney (-700) in their blockbuster fight in April. What’s more, he predicted a win for Oleksandr Usyk specifically by decision (+185) against Tyson Fury in their mega-fight for the undisputed heavyweight title in May. Anyone who has followed him has already seen massive returns.
Now, with Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford on deck, Kahn has studied the matchup from every angle and released three confident picks for the fight. You can only see those picks at SportsLine.
Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov preview
Crawford currently tops the BWAA’s pound-for-pound rankings and he’s no worse than third on similar lists from TBRB, ESPN, The Ring and BoxRec. However, he’s moving up another weight class to take on Madrimov with designs on becoming a four-weight world champion.
There have only been 23 fighters in men’s boxing history to win recognized world championships in four different weight classes and it would certainly help Crawford cement his legacy. The 36-year-old is a perfect 40-0 with 31 knockouts in his career and he’s had high-profile victories over stars like Amir Khan, Shawn Porter and Spence.
Meanwhile, the 29-year-old Madrimov turned professional in 2018 and won the WBA super-welterweight title in March when he TKO’d Magomed Kurbanov in the fifth round. He’s now 10-0-1 with seven career knockouts but this will be by far the toughest assignment of the Uzbek’s career. See who to back here.
How to make Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford picks
We can share that Kahn is betting that the fight will not go the distance for a -200 payout. He’s also made the call on a method-of-victory prop and a confident money-line pick. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Who wins Crawford vs. Madrimov, and which method-of-victory prop is a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see Peter Kahn’s best bets for Saturday, all from the boxing specialist who has netted his followers a profit of more than $4,300, and find out.
