There has been a lot of speculation in regards to what happens next with Terence Crawford.
Promoter Eddie Hearn speculated recently that the 37-year-old may never fight again.
Canelo Alvarez refused to rule ‘Bud’ Crawford out for his next opponent.
In the meantime, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mandated Sebastian Fundora as the next opponent.
Terence Crawford is the reigning WBO Interim Jr. Middleweight Champion.
Fundora, on the other hand, is the WBO Jr. Middleweight Champion.
The fight was to terminate the interim status and determine who would emerge as the king of the super-welterweight scene.
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But now it seems that the wait will go on a little while longer.
The WBO have shared a press release today that explains what is going on.
On August 28, the WBO ordered the fight and gave both sides 30 days to strike a deal.
It’s notoriously difficult at times to get boxers to negotiate what the split will be on the revenue for each fighter.
That date would have run out on September 28.
However, according to the communications from the WBO, an email communication by Attorney Mr. Harrison Whitman, on behalf of Terrence Crawford, requested a 10 day extension of the negotiation period to continue discussion on the matter.
On the same day, Fundora’s promoter Mr. Sampson Lewkowicz agreed to the extension.
Therefore, there is now an additional 10 days for the two sides to come to an agreement.
The release is signed by the chairman of the WBO, Luis Batista Salas.
So it seems that both fighters need a little more time to work out the details for the fight.
With the 10 day extension now in place, the date for the fight will likely be available in just over a week’s time.
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