It feels like we're still looking for a strong competitor to take on Terence Crawford. Many thought his matchup with Viktor Postol would prove to be his first loss, but after a brief trading of blows, Crawford settled in and cruised to a unanimous decision win in July.
Now, Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs) will fight in front of his hometown crowd for the first time in over a year when he takes on John Molina Jr. (29-6, 23 KOs) in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday night.
Molina Jr. is on a two-fight win streak after losing three consecutive bouts including losses to Lucas Matthysse and Adrien Broner. Crawford and Molina Jr. will top a seven-bout fight card in Nebraska with just Crawford-Molina Jr. scheduled to be televised.
In the undercard action, WBO and NABO lightweight champ Mason Menard will take on Raymundo Beltran for Menard's two belts plus the vacant NABF lightweight strap.
Crawford-Molina Jr. is scheduled to hit the ring and your TV at 9:35 p.m. ET on HBO. Unfortunately, their will be no streaming options for this fight to watch on your mobile devices. Here's how the fight card shakes out with odds from Bovada.
| HBO boxing odds | ||
| Terence Crawford (c), -5000 | John Molina Jr., +1400 | WBC, WBO junior welterweight title |
| Raymundo Beltran, -280 | Mason Menard (c), +220 | WBO, NABF lightweight title |
| Sean Monaghan, -10000 | Fernando Castaneda, +1600 | Light heavyweight |
