Odds on Crawford vs. Madrimov Fight
BetOnline released odds on the newly announced Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov fight, scheduled for August 2 in Los Angeles. Crawford was coming in as the -700 favorite with Madrimov promising a $450 payout with an upset.
Crawford is currently listed as ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer. The The Omaha, Nebraska native will be making his 154-pound debut. will move up to 154 pounds to take on Madrimov in a fight confirmed Friday afternoon (April 19) though the official announcement will be made Wednesday during a news conference.
The event will be presented by Riyadh Season under His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, the chair of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority in association with Sela Sport.
This will be the 36-year-old Crawford's first fight since his ninth-round TKO victory over Errol Spence in July to become the undisputed welterweight champion. Crawford is undefeated in 40 bouts and 31 of those were won by knockout.
Uzbekistan's Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) won the WBA title when he scored a fifth-round TKO victory over Magomed Kurbanov last month in Riyadh on the undercard of Joshua-Ngannou.
Following his victory, Madrimov made it clear he's ready to take on a top fighter.
“It’s a great feeling. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. I wanted this title, now I’m here and this belt is mine and I’m going to Uzbekistan. This is my first title, but I want four belts,” he said.
Madrimov has ten wins in eleven fights, seven of which were by KO.
There were plenty of questions regarding whether Madrimov could attract a big name opponent, and they don't come much bigger than Crawford.
Fight Odds Ahead of August 2: Crawford vs. Madrimov
May 2, 9:00pm ET
Eimantas Stanionis -1200
Gabriel Maestre +730
May 4, 8:00pm ET
Mario Barrios -1000
Fabian Andres Maidana +630
May 4, 9:00pm ET
Brandon Figueroa -1200
Jessie Magdaleno +730
May 4, 10:00pm ET
Saul Alvarez -600
Jaime Munguia +420
May 4, 11:00pm ET
Naoya Inoue -1300
Luis Nery +820
May 6, 7:00am ET
Jessica McCaskill +220
Lauren Price -290
May 11, 5:30pm ET
Vasyl Lomachenko -850
George Kambosos Jr +520
May 11, 11:00pm ET
Joe Cordina -500
Anthony Cacace +370
May 18, 3:00pm ET
Jai Opetaia -650
Mairis Briedis +440
May 18, 4:00pm ET
Tyson Fury +104
Oleksandr Usyk -128
May 18, 5:30pm ET
Giovanni Santillan -550
Brian Norman Jr +370
May 18, 10:00pm ET
Emanuel Navarrete -650
Denys Berinchyk +440
May 18, 11:00pm ET
Cheavon Clarke -700
Ellis Zorro +470
May 25, 4:00pm ET
Paddy Donovan -1300
Lewis Ritson +790
May 25, 4:00pm ET
Josh Taylor -140
Jack Catterall +116
May 25, 5:00pm ET
Arslanbek Makhmudov -1800
Junior Fa +1080
May 25, 9:00pm ET
Christian Mbilli -2500
Mark Heffron +1420
May 25, 11:00pm ET
Willy Hutchinson +130
Craig Richards -160
Jun 1, 2:00pm ET
Filip Hrgovic -290
Daniel Dubois +225
Jun 1, 2:00pm ET
Raymond Ford -185
Nick Ball +152
Jun 1, 3:00pm ET
Hamzah Sheeraz -205
Austin Williams +166
Jun 1, 4:00pm ET
Deontay Wilder +180
Zhilei Zhang -225
Jun 1, 4:00pm ET
Artur Beterbiev -110
Dmitrii Bivol -110
Jun 1, 5:30pm ET
Nate Diaz +205
Jorge Masvidal -260
Jun 2, 12:00am ET
Bruce Carrington -1100
Jose Enrique Vivas +640
Jun 8, 10:00pm ET
Xander Zayas -1300
Patrick Texeira +800
Jun 8, 11:00pm ET
Subriel Matias -1100
Liam Paro +640
Jun 15, 11:00pm ET
Shannon Ryan -430
Emma Dolan +310
Jun 22, 2:00pm ET
Cameron Vuong -600
Jordan Flynn +420
Jun 22, 3:00pm ET
Lewis Crocker -480
Conah Walker +350
Jun 22, 4:00pm ET
Juan Fransico Estrada +280
Jesse Rodriguez -370
Jun 29, 11:00pm ET
Katie Taylor -190
Amanda Serrano +154
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
