Terence Crawford left with a unanimous decision over Israil Madrimov on August 3, 2024. The official verdict settled the championship, but not the argument over how the swing rounds should have been scored or whether the result would have changed if Madrimov had been the bigger draw.
The official scorecards read 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 for Crawford after a tactical contest filled with swing rounds. Crawford finished with a narrow edge in total punches landed, 95 to 84, while throwing considerably more punches. Madrimov connected at a higher percentage and repeatedly landed the cleaner power shots, particularly with his looping overh
