Terrence Crawford aiming to make a statement against Postol.

Omaha Nebraska's Undefeated WBO jr welterweight champion Terence Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs), faces what could possibly be the toughest fight of his career when he takes on undefeated WBC champion Viktor Postol (28-0, 12 KOs) of Kiev, Ukraine, in a unification bout on July 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Confident of victory, Crawford knows that an impressive performance could push him closer to being considered a Bigtime star..
"I’m going in there and putting on a spectacular show and showing everybody that I belong here at the top, I have to make a statement on July 23rd.”
Crawford will be training for the fight in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska under the watchful eye of his longtime trainer Brian McIntyre, Both of whom leave no stone unturned in preparations.
Crawford is Coming off a stunning knockout over Hank Lundy this past February in a second defence of his WBO crown. Last year saw Crawford score knockouts against Thomas Dulorme in April, as he won the vacant WBO super lightweight title, and in October when he stopped Dierry Jean in his first title defense.
Since coming to the United States Postol has been 4-0 with 3 KOs. He won the WBC world title with an impressive tenth round knockout over the tough Lucas Matthysse last October, yet Crawford has a different opinion of the Matthysse win, "I feel Matthysse gave up because he was frustrated. It wasn’t because he hurt him with a punch, it was because Matthysse was tired. Postol was holding, elbowing, his jab was irritating him every time Matthysse would get inside. He was more frustration than hurt." Crawford sees Postol as a basic European style, straight right jab, clinch, hold. He feels that there is nothing new that Postol brings to the table that Crawford hasn't seen before..
A win over Postol could push Terance Crawford’s career to another level, It’s Crawfords first pay-per-view and He will want to put on a career defining performance. "I want to be the next superstar, I can fill that void"
For years Nebraska has been known for its strong college football tradition in Lincoln and for hosting the NCAA College Baseball World Series in Omaha. Since his 2014 homecoming knockout win over previously undefeated Yuriorkis Gamboa, Crawford has become the pride of Omaha, Nebraska.
“When you talk Omaha, you talk Terence Crawford."
Crawford expects a large number of his hometown fans to make the trek to Vegas for the Postol fight, July 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, it will be champion vs. champion with rich spoils for the victor.
"I look at this fight as number 1 v number 2, the best against the best, I'm not thinking about my future fights, Postol has my full attention."
Crawford is not your brash talking champion like a Mayweather, but he is every bit as capable, a soft spoken yet confident fighter with top flight ambitions of his own. July 23rd is prime opportunity to make a bold statement.