140-pound champion Crawford to fight Molina Jr. in December | Inquirer Sports

140-pound champion Crawford to fight Molina Jr. in December

/ 03:27 PM November 11, 2016

WBO junior welterweight champion Terence waits for the start of a round during his unification fight with WBC champion Viktor Postol of Ukraine at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Crawford won the fight by unanimous decision. Steve Marcus/Getty Images/AFP

WBO junior welterweight champion Terence waits for the start of a round during his unification fight with WBC champion Viktor Postol of Ukraine at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Crawford won the fight by unanimous decision. Steve Marcus/Getty Images/AFP

OMAHA, Neb. — Undefeated 140-pound world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and top contender John Molina Jr. are scheduled for a 12-round fight Dec. 10 at CenturyLink Center in Crawford’s hometown of Omaha.

The matchup was announced Thursday.

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Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs) has won four of his last six bouts by stoppage. He last fought in July, winning a lopsided 12-round unanimous over Viktor Postol.

Molina Jr. (29-6, 23 KOs), from Covina, California, beat former WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov in June.

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