With consecutive victories over Ricky Burns and Yuriorkis Gamboa, is America’s Terence Crawford now the top man in the lightweight division? Crawford, 24-0 (17), fresh off Saturday night’s dismantling of Gamboa in a homecoming clash at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, burst onto the world stage this past March after …
Read More »Crawford Gets Massive Gamboa Test For First Defense On BoxNation
World champion Terence Crawford is hoping victory this Saturday night against “cocky” Yuriorkis Gamboa will kick start his path to greatness. The WBO lightweight champion got his first taste of world title success when he overcame Scotland’s Ricky Burns earlier this year, with his first title defence taking place this …
Read More »BoxNation Adds Gamboa vs. Crawford, Rigondeaux vs. Guzman
BoxNation has added three more thrilling shows to its stacked summer calendar including two world title main events headlined by champions Terence Crawford and Guillermo Rigondeaux, plus the exciting York Hall bill led by rising star Frank Buglioni. It will be Ricky Burns’ conqueror Crawford who will be out first …
Read More »Tickets On Sale For Crawford vs. Gamboa WBO Title Clash
Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, the Pride of Omaha, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who share identical 23-0 (16 KOs) professional ring records, will battle for Crawford’s newly-won WBO lightweight title, Saturday, June 28, at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. This will be the first world championship fight Omaha has …
Read More »Crawford vs. Gamboa For WBO Lightweight Title June 28
Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who both boast identical 23-0 (16 KOs) records, will host a news conference announcing their World Lightweight Championship fight this Thursday, May 8 at the CenturyLink Center in the Bud Light Zone in Omaha, Nebraska. The news …
Read More »Crawford Dethrones Burns For WBO Lightweight Title In Glasgow
After having close calls in his previous two defenses, WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns came up empty handed against challenger Terence Crawford on Saturday in front of a packed house at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition Centre. The title reign of Burns had been living on borrowed time since getting schooled first …
Read More »Can Ricky Burns Pass The Crawford Acid Test Tonight?
After two very difficult and controversial title defenses, Ricky Burns puts his WBO lightweight belt on the line for a fourth time as he meets heavily-hyped American contender Terence Crawford tonight at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow. Crawford comes into his first world title opportunity on the strength of …
Read More »WBO Title Challenger Crawford Confident Ahead Of Burns Clash
Terence Crawford says all the pressure is on Ricky Burns on Saturday night, as the pair battle for the Scotsman’s WBO Lightweight title at the SECC in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports – and says there’s nothing the 11,000 fans in the Arena can do to stop him [Crawford] from …
Read More »Burns Spars Top British Talent In Preparation For Crawford
Ricky Burns says that the top class sparring he’s had in the build-up will give him the edge in his WBO Lightweight title defence against Terence Crawford at the SECC in Glasgow on Saturday night, March 1, live on Sky Sports. Burns travelled down to Essex recently to mix it …
Read More »Burns vs. Crawford Ticket Sales Off To Blazing Start
Tickets for Ricky Burns’ WBO Lightweight title defence against Terence Crawford at the SECC in Glasgow, on March 1, out-sold his last defence against Raymundo Beltran five to one after going on sale yesterday. Burns makes the fifth defence of his crown live on Sky Sports against the highly rated …
Read More »Is The “Luck” Of WBO Champ Ricky Burns About To Run Out?
March 1 will be the most important day in the career of two-weight world champion Ricky Burns as the Scot meets the challenge of America’s Terence Crawford at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition Centre in defense of the WBO lightweight title. Burns, 36-2-1 (11), did a genuine tightrope act in 2013, when …
Read More »WBO Champ Ricky Burns To Face America’s Crawford In Glasgow
Ricky Burns will defend his WBO Lightweight title against Terence Crawford, at the SECC in Glasgow, on March 1, live on Sky Sports. Burns makes the fifth defence of his crown against American hotshot Crawford, the unbeaten Omaha star with 16 KO wins from his 22 bouts. Tickets for the …
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