This Saturday night, October 13th 2018, top pound for pound fighter Terence “Bud” Crawford (33-0, 24 KO’s) will defend his WBO Welterweight title against one of boxings top prospects Jose Benavidez (27-0, 18 KO’s). The fight will take place at the CHI Health Center in Omaha Nebraska, and will be live on Top Rank Boxing on ESPN at 10:30pm ET. In the co-feature, Shakur Stevenson (8-0, 4 KO’s) will face off against Duarn Vue (14-1-2, 4 KO’s) in a 10 round welterweight bout. Also on the card, Carlos Adames (14-0, 11 KO’s) and Joshua Conley (14-2-1, 9 KO’s) will go at it in a 10 round Junior Middleweight bout. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
TERENCE CRAWFORD
-Record: 33 – 0 – 0, 24 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 8″
-Reach: 70″
-Notable Fights
- Viktor Postol — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 7/23/16. (Won TheRing & WBC Junior Welterweight titles)
- Julius Indongo — Win, KO 3rd round (12), 8/19/17. (Won Undisputed Junior Welterweight title)
- Jeff Horn — Win, TKO 9th round (12), 6/9/18. (Won WBO Welterweight title)
JOSE BENADIVEZ
-Record: 27 – 0 – 0, 18 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 10″
-Reach: 74″
-Notable Fights
- Mauricio Herrera — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 12/13/14.
- Jorge Paez Jr — Win, TKO 12th round (12), 5/15/15.
- Frank Rojas — Win, KO 1st round (12), 6/9/18.
PREDICTIONS:
Carlos Adames — def — Joshua Conley — via — TKO 7th round
Shakur Stevenson — def — Duarn Vue — via — KO 4th round
Terence Crawford — def — Jose Benavidez — via — TKO 9th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE