According to an article posted on the World Boxing Organisation's website, Terrence Crawford has opted to vacate his IBF Welterweight title and instead hold on to the WBA Super Welterweight championship.
This comes as no surprise; the Omaha Nebraska native has shown little or no interest in remaining at 147 pounds following last year’s victory over Errol Spence. In the wake of becoming the undisputed welterweight champion, Crawford has been stripped of the IBF belt, became the WBC’s so-called “champion in recess” and vacated his WBO title.
Instead, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) moved up to junior middleweight and defeated Israil Madrimov four weeks ago for the WBA’s title in that weight class.
With Crawford no longer the WBA’s primary titleholder at welterweight, that honor now belongs to Eimantas Stanionis.
Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs), became the WBA’s secondary “regular” titleholder by virtue of his April 2022 split decision win over Radzhab Butaev. He made his first defense about two years later, winning a unanimous decision over Gabriel Maestre on the May 2024 undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia.
The IBF welterweight title now belongs to Jaron "Boots" Ennis, elevated from the interim world title he picked up in January 2023.
The WBC welterweight titleholder is Mario Barrios, who had won the interim title in September 2023.
The WBO welterweight belt is now with Brian Norman Jr who has been elevated from interim champion to full champion.
By Samuel Opoku Amoah
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