By Gav Duthie: Terence Crawford is penciled in for a fight on April 18 date in his hometown of Nebraska but as yet no opponent has been named. After only two successful defences of his WBO lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa and Raymundo Beltran it has been suggested he may step up into the 140lb division. This article looks at possible next opponents for Crawford as defences and how he is likely to fair as a Light Welterweight in the future.
Next fight
It is difficult to predict if Crawford will defend his title or move up for his next fight. The WBO title is currently vacant in the light welterweight division and Crawford has been told he would be the number 1 contender at 140 if he decides to take the step up. He has already admitted that he will step up at some point because the money at 135lbs is unlikely to be good enough nor is the profile of fights.