BOXXER’s Shalom Very Interested in Working With Terence Crawford

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WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford would be welcomed with open arms by Sky Sports and promoter Ben Shalom of BOXXER.

Crawford recently traveled over to the UK to sit ringside for the British grudge match between Amir Khan and Kell Brook at Manchester Arena.

In world title fights, Crawford has beaten UK fighters like Ricky Burns, Brook and Khan.

The 34-year-old Crawford is currently a promotional free agent – after his contract expired with longtime promoter Top Rank,

During his recent trip, the Omaha native enjoyed his time in the UK.

“I can’t say enough. The best fans on earth are the UK fans. I’ll be looking forward to coming back to the UK soon, and maybe one day we can get a fight down there,” Crawford said.

Shalom would love to get Crawford over to the UK for a clash with Chris Eubank Jr.

While the two boxers are currently two weight classes apart, a catch-weight around the junior middleweight limit would be likely.

“I’d like Terence to come and fight Eubank in the UK. Obviously he’d have to come up in weight, but I think that’s a massive fight,” Shalom told The Sun.

“Obviously, he’s used to earning a lot of money, so we need to find the right fight, it needs to be a pay-per-view fight. He wants to be a part of it and he’s seen the Sky platform as well. We’d love to make it happen, but it’s about finding the right fight for him. That’s the key, whether it’s Josh Taylor down the line or whether it’s Eubank and he comes up. He’s got options. 

“Look, Terence will fight anyone, anyone. Whether he has to come up in weight, I don’t know how open he is to that. Obviously, he wants to fight Spence next but Spence is fighting later in the year. Terence is waiting for his big opportunity and he’ll take anything if the money is right.  It would involve Chris coming down a bit, but I definitely think Terence is open to fighting anyone and in the UK, including Eubank Jr.”

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