"It's always hard, but yeah, this is the last time, definitely. I'm a lot older. I'm not as young as I used to be, so you know, you can't be putting your body through that much to fight," Spence told media.

Boxing fans, rejoice! We finally have a date for the highly anticipated clash between Terence terrance crawford fight card and Israil Madrimov. The two welterweight contenders will lock horns on August 3rd in a bout that promises fireworks. But before these two titans take center stage, let's take a peek at the tantalizing undercard matchups that will surely whet our appetites for the main event.

A big fight night on the Strip still brings out the stars, with recording artist Andre 3000 of Outkast, NBA star Damian Lillard and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones at T-Mobile Arena. They were among the celebrities that also included former boxing champions such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

"It’s so hard to explain this moment right now," an emotional Santiago said during an interview with Showtime. "It’s been an honor to fight a legend like Nonito Donaire. We tried to focus on the errors Nonito was showing and we capitalized on that."

When Spence walked from the tunnel, accompanied by regional rapper BigXThaPlug, slurring off beat about the greatness of the state they were from and riding ATVs with diamond chains, folk started shimmying in the crowd.

Multiple boxing promoters are joining forces to deliver a quality boxing event on Saturday. Undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford looks to become the WBA junior middleweight champion against Israil Madrimov on a night featuring multiple title fights.

Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs), of Khiva, Uzbekistan, suffered the first defeat of his professional career. He had won the title by beating Magomed Kurbanov via fifth-round TKO in March on the Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Following a one-year layoff, Crawford returned in December 2022 with a sixth-round stoppage over David Avanesyan. Crawford’s record in world title bouts was now an impressive 17-0 (14 KOs). The win over Avanesyan set the stage for boxing’s biggest and best match: a showdown between Crawford and undefeated, unified WBC, WBA and IBF World Welterweight Champion, Errol Spence Jr.

It was a matter of the same business that kept boxing unappealing for the last few years, losing eyes to the shameless promotion of influencer clashes instead of the pugilism that launched men from poverty into powerhouses. Critics of Bud’s resume, flawless and peerless as it might be, usually point back to his lack of high-level competition. The boxer’s argument is one that many have made: blame the people putting on the fights.

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford -- Round 7: Crawford landed a good hook and continued to bomb away, forcing Spence to move backward. Spence landed two big left hands and Crawford threw a counter and Spence went down for the second time in the fight! Spence beat the count and Crawford stalked trying to find the finish, landing more big lefts. Spence came forward and landed a good right hand inside but Crawford is just taking every shot like nothing on this night. Both men landed jabs before Crawford landed a series of heavy shots to the body. A right hook from Crawford dropped Spence again as the round came to an end! Unofficial scorecard: 10-7 Crawford (69-61)

Round 4: Quick right hand from Crawford. He lunges inside and goes head-body. Madrimov eats a jab. Crawford just misses with a one-two. Crawford peppers Madrimov with short right hands. Madrimov answers with a few rights of his own. Crawford smacks him to the body. Oh, nasty left hand to the jaw by Crawford. Madrimov dives into the clinch. One-two from Crawford. He’s blazing fast right now. Madrimov shakes out his arms and walks Crawford into the ropes, jabbing to the body. Slick right hand by Madrimov but Crawford fires back with an uppercut. Crawford eats a right hand. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (39-37 Crawford.)

Crawford struck early with a shocking knockdown in the second round off a beautiful counter jab that stunned Spence. "Bud" remained in control over the course of the next five rounds with incredible accuracy and consistent pop behind his shots.

Two of the United States’ most fearsome boxing Heavyweights will do battle with former unified Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz returning to the ring for the first time since a unanimous decision win against Luis Ortiz in September 2022, to face Jarrell Miller, who will be going all out to produce a winning outcome after losing his undefeated record in Riyadh in December last year.

The answer came in Round 6 in the form of a crisp, two-punch combination that put Avanesyan on his back, brought the capacity crowd at CHI Health Center to its feet, and prompted the referee, Sparkle Lee, to stop the bout.

The preliminary bouts, which you can watch on Showtime Sports’ YouTube Page, begin at 6:00 p.m. ET, with the main card starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. Spence vs. Crawford is expected to begin at around 11:00 p.m. ET.