Photos: Terence 'Bud' Crawford's path to world champion
Over the last decade, Omaha native Terence "Bud" Crawford has developed into one of the best pound-for-pound boxers on the planet. Check out these pictures following Crawford from his time as an amateur to his current position as world champion.
By 2005, Terence "Bud" Crawford was one of the nation's top amateur boxers in his weight class.
Terence "Bud" Crawford celebrates his victory over Carlos Molina at the 2006 Golden Gloves tournament. Crawford went on to fall in the national championship bout.
Terence "Bud" Crawford received a hero's welcome when he returned to Omaha's Eppley Airfield from Scotland after winning the WBO lightweight title in 2014.
Fighting for the first time as a professional in Omaha, Terence "Bud" Crawford defended his WBO lightweight title with a technical knockout over Yuriorkis Gamboa at the then-CenturyLink Center in June 2014.
Terence "Bud" Crawford again defended his title at the then-CenturyLink Center in November 2014 with a 12-round unanimous decision over Ray Beltran. It was Crawford's last fight as a lightweight.
Terence "Bud" Crawford's sons — Tyrese, left, then age 2, and Terence III, right, then age 4 — carry their father's title belts during the Native Omaha Days parade in August 2015.
Terence "Bud" Crawford knocked out Dierry Jean at the then-CenturyLink Center in October 2015 to retain his junior welterweight title.
Terence "Bud" Crawford has represented both Nebraska and Creighton in the ring, often wearing gear from one of the schools before and after fights. He was honored on the field at Memorial Stadium during Nebraska's game against Iowa in November 2015.
This award-winning photo of Terence "Bud" Crawford was taken in February 2016 as the champ trained in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for his coming fight against Hank Lundy.
Terence "Bud" Crawford dominated John Molina Jr. in December 2016 at the th4en-CenturyLink Center, winning every round on each judge's scorecard before earning a technical knockout in the eighth round.
Omaha's Terence "Bud" Crawford defeated John Molina at the then-CenturyLink Center on Dec. 10, 2016. With the victory in front of 11,270 fans, the largest crowd ever for a boxing match in Nebraska, Crawford improved to 30-0 with 21 knockouts while retaining his WBO, WBC and Ring junior welterweight titles.
Bud Crawford celebrates his third-round knockout win over Julius Indongo at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Aug. 19, 2017. The victory made Crawford boxing's only undisputed champion.
Bud Crawford knocks down Jose Benavidez Jr., during a boxing match at the CHI Health Center on Oct. 13, 2018.
Terence "Bud" Crawford and his Omaha team pose for a picture at B&B Boxing Academy on May 16, 2014. From left are Red Spikes, trainer; Bud Crawford; Esau Diegez, trainer (at top in light blue shirt); Brian McIntyre, co-manager/head trainer, (in dark blue shirt); and Bernard Davis, fellow boxer.
Unified junior welterweight champion Terence "Bud" Crawford will defend his WBO and WBC titles against Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic on May 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
As a two-division lineal world champion and former fighter of the year, Terence “Bud” Crawford finds himself on a path toward induction in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Unified junior welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford is a huge favorite to defend his titles in New York Saturday when he faces Felix Diaz in the main arena at Madison Square Garden. The odds at some sportsbooks are as high as 25-to-1 against the Dominican challenger.
The unified junior welterweight champion from Omaha, universally recognized as one of the top boxers in the world, has been so dominant while reigning in two weight classes that he’s made his craft seem easy. That’s the main reason media members often project “the next bout” to be his toughest yet.
Omaha boxer Terence "Bud" Crawford (30-0, 21 knockouts) will defend his WBC and WBO 140-pound titles against former Olympic champion Felix Diaz (19-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday.
Junior welterweight champ Terence “Bud” Crawford is blazing toward superstardom. Nearly everyone in boxing can see it, including the Omahan’s hall-of-fame promoter.
Unified junior welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford thoroughly dominated another highly ranked contender Saturday at Madison Square Garden, which left those among the 8,026 in attendance and the million or so watching on HBO to ponder two recurring questions.
We know Warren Buffett is a heavyweight in his field. But could he be the next great boxing promoter? A quote from Bob Arum late Saturday certainly raised these eyebrows.
Here’s a look at a certainly-debatable list of Crawford’s five biggest professional victories. The level of competition, when and where the bout occurred and what was at stake all factored into the rankings.
The match will be Aug. 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln and televised on ESPN.
Terence “Bud” Crawford will reach a new viewing audience this summer, both live and on TV.
Steven Nelson, the former top-ranked amateur light heavyweight in the U.S., outclassed Demetrius Walker of Kansas City in earning a stoppage victory 47 seconds into the third round. Kevin Ventura dropped Darin Hampton of Kansas City three times in the opening round, securing a technical knockout at the bell.
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That’s what makes Saturday’s bout between unified 140-pound champions Terence “Bud” Crawford (31-0, 22 knockouts) and Julius Indongo (22-0, 12 KOs) so significant. Barring a draw or a no-contest, one of them will walk out of Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln as the undisputed junior welterweight champion.
Members of WBO/WBC junior welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford’s camp loudly announced his arrival at B&B Boxing Academy Wednesday, asserting that the champ was present. IBF/WBA champion Julius Indongo’s team, in the ring at the time, retaliated with the same response.
Omaha boxer Terence "Bud" Crawford (31-0, 22 knockouts) will meet Julius Indongo (22-0, 11 KOs) in a rare four-title unification bout at Pinnacle Bank Arena to crown an undisputed 140-pound champion.
It's hard for fighters to break out of boxing's box, especially in the pay-per-view era. Crawford did it Saturday night.
It looks like Terence “Bud” Crawford’s appearance on ESPN last weekend may be the first of many. The network announced Saturday that it entered an agreement with Top Rank, Crawford’s promoter, that will make ESPN the exclusive home to its stable of fighters for the foreseeable future.
Unifying the titles of all four major sanctioning bodies is one of the toughest achievements in boxing. And keeping those belts once a fighter has collected them may be even tougher. That's why Terence "Bud" Crawford's stint as the fully-unified junior welterweight champion will be a short one.
A potential date has been circled for Terence "Bud" Crawford's next fight, according to ESPN, and it will come in a new weight class.
Jeff Horn retained his WBO welterweight title Wednesday after defeating Gary Corcoran by technical knockout in his hometown of Brisbane, Australia. ESPN reported in October that Terence "Bud" Crawford would likely face the winner of that fight.
Terence "Bud" Crawford has a chance to win boxing's most prestigious award for the second time. The Omaha native considered to be one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world is one of five finalists for the 2017 Sugar Ray Robinson Award.