How often do boxers get involved in the entertainment industry? The answer is more than people realize! However, this time, former undisputed champion Terence Crawford was roped into it. On his YouTube channel, Kendrick Lamar released a six-minute long diss track on Tuesday, titled ‘Euphoria’. It was a move against pop star Drake, following their long-running feud.
The diss track shares its name with the hit HBO TV Show ‘Euphoria,’ where Drake serves as an executive producer. However, the verse involving Crawford came as a surprise to many when the track started circulating on the web. Boxing n BBQ quickly picked up the development and shared a portion of the song on social media.
The verse in question reads, “You thinkin bout pushin me? He’s Terrence Thornton, I’m Terence Crawford, yeah, I’m whoopin feet.” Most likely, Crawford isn’t involved in their beef and Lamar just name-dropped the boxer to emphasize his dominance over Drake. And it does make sense that the rapper would use Crawford’s name, as ‘Bud’ is arguably the pound-for-pound best.
The Omaha, Nebraska, native is currently slated to fight Israil Madrimov on August 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The twelve-round fight will see the WBA super welterweight and WBO interim super welterweight titles on the line, giving Crawford the opportunity to gain a belt in a fourth division. Meanwhile, the entire card for the fight has been revealed on social media.
Crawford vs. Madrimov card: what to expect?
The upcoming fight will be Turki Alalshikh’s debut event in America, featuring some of the biggest names in the industry. Recently, promoter Eddie Hearn shared details about the entire card on X. The event would kick- off with undefeated prospect Andy Cruz facing Antonio Moran in a ten-round bout for the IBF international lightweight title.
Up next, David Morrell will look to sweep the vacant WBA light heavyweight title against Serbia’s Radivoje Kalajdzic. Then, Andy Ruiz Jr. will make his much-anticipated return against Jarrell Miller in a non-title fight. Even Tim Tszyu will make his quick return to the ring after his recent defeat against undefeated Virgil Ortiz in a twelve-round non-title fight.
Just before the main event, fans will get to see recently crowned WBA super lightweight champion Isaac Cruz square off against Jose Valenzuela for Cruz’s first title defense. And then, of course, the main event will feature Crawford and Madrimov.
