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Terence Crawford Stripped Of IBF Belt After Failing To Stage Mandatory Defense

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Terence Crawford’s historic title unification in the welterweight division has come to an end after he was stripped of his IBF title. The International Boxing Federation stripped Crawford of the belt for failing to stage a mandatory defense of the belt in question. Crawford owes Errol Spence Jr. an immediate rematch for the unification bout. However, the IBF does not recognize rematch clauses as a valid exemption to title defenses. Crawford was informed that he must fight Jaron “Boots” Ennis after his win over Spence Jr.

As a result of Crawford losing the belt, Ennis has been elevated to interim IBF welterweight champion. Ennis is 31-0 in his career but has lacked a top-flight opponent or marquee fight. That will likely change now that he is the belt holder. The IBF will likely announce a fight in the coming weeks. As mentioned, Ennis had been scheduled to be Crawford’s title defense following the Spence Jr. fight. Crawford had held the IBF title since 2017, making a sole mandatory defense of the belt in 2018. His rematch with Spence Jr. is yet to be announced but it is being tentatively scheduled for next February. Furthermore, Crawford is yet to release a statement addressing the IBF’s decision.

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IBF Eyes Fury-Usyk

However, Crawford’s belt may not be the only one that the IBF will be stripping in the coming months. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are scheduled to fight their own historic unification bout in February. However, the IBF has informed both fighters that a mandatory defense of the belt against Filip Hrgović will be required after the fight, regardless of a rematch clause.

Hrgović is 16-0 and a super-heavyweight bronze medalist from the 2016 Olympics. The IBF ruled back in August that Hrgović was next in line to fight Usyk. However, that ruling was ignored in favor of the more headline-grabbing bout between Usyk and Fury. Usyk has held the IBF belt since September 2021. Furthermore, IBF President Daryl Peoples did not respond to requests for comment from ESPN over the stripping of Crawford’s belt.

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Jaron Ennis Says He Deserves Winner of Spence Jr. Vs. Crawford

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Jaron Ennis is as excited as every other boxing fan for the upcoming bout between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. However, his reasoning behind the excitement may not be because he is a fight fan. But rather, Ennis is ready for his next challenge inside the ring. As for a challenger, the boxing star has one idea in mind. Feed him the winner of Spence Jr. vs. Crawford. The idea for Ennis’ next matchup came from the fighter himself. During a conversation with TMZ Sports, Ennis shared the idea of facing the winner of the massive super fight.

“I believe I’m the best option,” claimed Ennis. “I feel like everybody wants to see me versus Spence or me versus Bud. I don’t think they want to see nobody else fight them.” Ennis, who owns a 30-0 record in his professional boxing career, is ready for the challenge. In three of his last four victories, Ennis has finished his opponents by TKO. While Ennis may be looking into the future, the young star will have some business of his own to take care of. While this weekend, he will challenge Roiman Villa.

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Jaron Ennis Not Looking Past Roiman Villa

While the future looks bright, Ennis isn’t forgetting about the task at hand. Villa is on a massive winning streak of his own. The Venezuelan knock-out artist is 26-1 during his professional career. His lone defeat came at the hands of Marcos Villasana. Since that defeat, Villa has racked up seven straight victories. A win for Villa on Saturday could be the opportunity to throw his name in the hat for the next super fight.

Whatever the case may be, all eyes will be on the Crawford-Spence Jr. fight taking place on July 29th. Both fighters will come into the contest with undefeated records. Only one will leave with the bragging rights of being the better fighter. However, do you believe Jaron Ennis will earn the winner of the super fight bout with a victory on Saturday? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section. For the latest news in sports, keep it right here with HNHH.

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