Terence Crawford to be In-Studio Guest on ESPN Friday Night Fights!

UNDEFEATED WBO LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION

TERENCE CRAWFORD

TO BE THE IN-STUDIO GUEST ON


THIS WEEK’S ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS!

This Friday! July 11, at 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT

Live on ESPN 2

Terence Crawford-Jorge NajeraBRISTOL, CT — On the heels of his scintillating ninth-round knockout victory of undefeated Cuban icon Yuriorkis Gamboa to retain his world title, undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight champion TERENCE “Bud” CRAWFORD will be joining Doug Kezirian as the in-studio guest on this week’s edition of ESPN Friday Fights, which will air live, This Friday! July 11, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN2.

Topics Crawford and Kezirian will be discussing will most certainly include a recap of Crawford-Gamboa, arguably the Fight of the Year at the midpoint of 2014 as well as making Crawford (24-0, 17 KOs), the Pride of Omaha, a serious consideration for Fighter of the Year.

Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with SMS Promotions, PS4 and Tecate, Crawford-Gamboa attracted nearly 11,000 fans to the CenturyLink Center in the first world title fight to take place in Omaha, Neb. in 42 years, when Joe Frazier defended his heavyweight title against Ron Stander on May 25, 1972.

According to Nielsen Media Research, Crawford-Gamboa, which was televised live on HBO®, was the second-most viewed fight of the year so far on U.S. television, attracting an average audience of 1.208 million viewers to the live, first-time airing.

TERENCE CRAWFORD MEDIA CENTRAL

July 7 Edition

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: “Crawford Ready For The Big Time”

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/11166810/terence-crawford-ready-next-level

Tony Boone, Omaha World-Herald: “It’s Unanimous: Omaha is Now Bud Crawford’s Town”

http://www.omaha.com/sports/it-s-unanimous-omaha-is-now-bud-crawford-s-town/article_dfbd5a8c-04b9-11e4-959d-0017a43b2370.html#.U7mbzGfJdLE.twitter

Josh Planos, The Washington Post: “Terence Crawford’s High-Risk, High-Reward Move Pays Off With WBO Title”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/07/03/terence-crawfords-high-risk-high-reward-move-pays-off-with-wbo-title/

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: “Crawford-Gamboa Ratings a Hit”

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/9669/crawford-gamboa-ratings-a-hit

NBC Omaha (Video): Omaha City Council Salutes Terence Crawford”

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Council-Salutes-Terence-Crawford-265623151.html

Lem Satterfield, The Ring: “Terence Crawford Becomes a Crowd-Pleaser vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/346197-terence-crawford-becomes-a-crowd-pleaser-vs-yuriorkis-gamboa#.U7VGdXH-14A.twitter

(Photo: JORGE NAJERA)

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