Terence Crawford’s next fight has been confirmed, and on the bill he’ll be joined by fellow undefeated superstar in the making, Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo. Crawford will square off against Hank Lundy, while Verdejo will meet fellow unbeaten William Silva.
he twin bill will take place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, February 27th, with HBO World Championship Boxing televising the card starting at 10pm.
An announcement press conference will officially take place next Tuesday, January 12th, with Crawford, Verdejo and Lundy all in attendance.
Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs), of Omaha, the 2014 Fighter of the Year and a two-division champion, will be defending his WBO unior welterweight world title against Top-10 contender Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs), of Philadelphia, PA. Verdejo (19-0, 14 KOs), of San Juan, Puerto Rico, will take on on William Silva (23-0, 14 KOs), of São Paulo, Brasil, in a battle of undefeated contenders.
These four warriors boast a combined record of 95-5-1 (60 KOs) — a winning percentage of 94% with close to 2/3 of their victories coming by way of knockout.
