Nebraska native Terence “Bud” Crawford, one week removed from his career-defining win over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to capture the undisputed super middleweight championship, led the Nebraska Cornhuskers to the field ahead of Saturday’s home clash (follow live) with the Michigan Wolverines.
Crawford jumped two weight classes to face Alvarez. Despite being a slight underdog heading into the fight, Crawford dominated the action and outclassed Alvarez over 12 rounds to take a clear unanimous decision.
With the win, Crawford became the first man to become undisputed champion in three different weight classes, having accomplished the feat at junior welterweight (140 pounds) and welterweight (147 pounds) before taking down Alvarez to win four world title belts at 168 pounds…