Terence Crawford Steps Down as WBA Welterweight Champion; Eimantas Stanionis Promoted to Full Title Holder

Terence Crawford spoke with DAZN’s Chris Mannix following his win over Israil Madrimov on August 3, capturing the WBA 154-pound title. Crawford has chosen to relinquish the WBA belt, marking the conclusion of his time as the RING and undisputed welterweight champion. He has opted to retain his status as a champion in the super welterweight category and give up his welterweight title. Consequently, Eimantas Stanionis has been promoted to the full WBA welterweight champion. Crawford did not defend the WBA, WBC, or IBF titles he secured from Errol Spence and did not risk his RING welterweight championship. This recent decision comes after he also vacated the WBO title and Brian Norman was upgraded to the full WBO champion. Crawford is maintaining his role as the WBA junior middleweight champion and is set to challenge for the WBC title. Despite earlier talks of a showdown with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Crawford is now gearing up for a title unification battle with Sebastian Fundora. Fundora is anticipated to headline a PBC event and might square off against Spence. Crawford’s tenure in the welterweight division has concluded, with Mario Barrios now holding the full WBC title and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis assuming the IBF championship. Despite Crawford’s past success in uniting the titles, the welterweight division remains fragmented.