Terence Crawford was out in Hollywood last night to celebrate Dr Dre getting a star on the coveted Walk of Fame.
The former two-weight undisputed champion took star-studded snaps with Eminem, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent as they showed up to support the legendary rapper and producer on his big day.
“Major congratulations @drdre on your Hollywood star,” wrote Crawford on Instagram.
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“Honored to have been a part of your special day today. Long overdue and very well deserved.”
Dr Dre is a long-time supporter of Crawford’s. Ahead of his WBO welterweight title defence against ‘Mean Machine’ Egidijus Kavaliauskas in 2019, the Top Rank cameras captured a Facetime conversation between Crawford and the hip-hop icon.
“Hey man, I just wanted to say I’m a super fan and I’ve been following your career for a long time,” said Dre.
“I respect you man and I love what you’re doing. Everything about you is fire.”
Crawford hasn’t fought since his one-sided victory over Errol Spence Jr in July of last year.
The welterweight titans were expected to run it back after Spence Jr activated the rematch clause in their deal.
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However, according to boxing journalist Dan Rafael, a second bout now looks unlikely due to Spence recently undergoing cataract surgery, which can take several months to recover from.
It appears Crawford will instead box the winner of Tim Tszyu vs Sebastian Fundora in his next outing.
Ring Magazine reports that Crawford has activated his status as the WBO’s ‘super champion’ at welterweight to become their mandatory challenger at super-welterweight.
The preeminent designation is reserved for fighters who have
fended the WBO strap a minimum of 10 times or have retained their belt against an opponent of ‘high recognition’.
Oleksandr Usyk previously used his ‘WBO Super champion’ status to become the mandatory challenger for Anthony Joshua in 2021.
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Tszyu had initially been matched up with Keith Thurman but the 35-year-old, who was scheduled to return to the ring for the first time in two years, pulled out with a training camp injury.
