Terence Crawford was the heavier fighter this past Saturday despite moving up in weight to challenge now-former WBA super welterweight champion Israil Madrimov.
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) released the event’s fight night weight report to MMA Fighting, which tracks the gains athletes make prior to stepping in the cage.
Crawford weighed in at 169.8 pounds on fight night after initially stepping on the scale at 153.4 pounds for his super welterweight championship bout with Madrimov. Crawford ultimately won the bout via unanimous decision, giving him his fourth divisional title after previously capturing belts at welterweight, junior welterweight, and lightweight. Crawford’s 16.4 pound gain represented one of the largest increases among the 16 fighters who competed on the Aug. 3 card and even surpassed Madrimov, whose jump from 154 pounds at weigh-ins to 168.6 on fight night represented at 14.6 pound gain.
The biggest weight gain of the event belonged to Steve Nelson, who shot from 167.6 pounds to 193 — a 25.4 pound gain — for his super middleweight contest against Marcos Ramon Vazquez, which Nelson won via fifth-round knockout on the preliminary card.
The complete list of Crawford vs. Madrimov’s fight night weights can be seen below.
