Kavaliauskas-Arriaza Winner Could Be Next Foe For Crawford

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Bob Arum admits he would rather match Terence Crawford against Errol Spence Jr. or another welterweight champion next.

In the likely event that typical boxing obstacles prevent any of those fights from happening next, Arum acknowledges that Egidijus Kavaliauskas is toward the top of the list of Crawford’s possible opponents in 2019. Like Crawford (35-0, 24 KOs), Lithuania’s Kavaliauskas is promoted by Arum’s company, Top Rank Inc.

The 30-year-old Kavaliauskas (20-0, 16 KOs) could make an upcoming shot at Crawford’s WBO welterweight title even more likely by winning a 12-round, 147-pound elimination match November 16 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Kavaliauskas will encounter Nicaragua’s Roberto Arriaza (17-0, 13 KOs) that night in a bout ESPN+ will stream as part of the Maurice Hooker-Alex Saucedo undercard. Dallas’ Hooker (24-0-3, 16 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBO junior welterweight title in the main event that night against Oklahoma City’s Saucedo (28-0, 18 KOs), his mandatory challenger.

Kavaliauskas is ranked No. 2 by the WBO among its welterweight contenders. The unbeaten but untested Arriaza, 28, is rated No. 7 by the WBO.

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Arum better start chattng to Al then..

Obviously we know this guy is Top Rank promoted. Arum has everything planned out.

[jamamb]

realistically and unfortunately , guys like this are who we should be expecting for craw. then after that it will probably be carlos adames or whatever other b level welter top rank has signed at the moment

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realistically and unfortunately , guys like this are who we should be expecting for craw. then after that it will probably be carlos adames or whatever other b level welter top rank has signed at the moment

Like I said. Bob has it all planned out. Funny how it’s Top Rank guys in the running for elimination bouts with WBO. They only pay WBO sanctioning fees.