Undefeated World Boxing Council super lightweight champion Terence "Bud" Crawford and world ranked Félix Díaz fight  on Saturday, May 20, at Madison Square Garden, to be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, starting At 10:15 pm ET / PT.
 
Crawford (30-0, 21 KO's) of Omaha, Nebraska has won five of his last seven bouts by knockout. Crawford is considered among the best pound-for-pound fighters. He is making  his second defense as  WBC champion.

Diaz (19-1, 9 KO's), from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is an Olympic gold medalist in 2008.  A natural super-lightweight Diaz only has a single defeat on his record against two-time champion Lamont Peterson.
 
Crawford complied with the thirty day  pre-weigh  requirement of the WBC, registering 152.4 pounds. The weight of Diaz was not available at the present.

"Come May 20th, I will be ready for whatever Felix Diaz brings to the ring that night," said Crawford. "It’s going to be a great experience fighting at Madison Square Garden in the big arena where all the greats have fought. I’m looking forward to that night."

"We’ve got our work cut out for us fighting against another Olympic gold medalist," said Brian McIntyre, Crawford's trainer and co-manager. "It’s an honour to fight in the arena at Madison Square Garden. It’s a step up going from The Theater into the big room."

33-year-old Diaz was in equally upbeat mood and is out to seize his opportunity of stardom.

"The time has finally come. I will share a ring with one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and I tip my hat to Crawford for accepting me as an opponent on May 20th because I am no pushover,” said Diaz.

“I'm coming to bring my A-game and I couldn't be more grateful to be able to showcase my skills at Madison Square Garden, which is just 15 minutes from where I live. I will take full advantage of this opportunity. I respect Crawford and believe he is a great fighter, but every king can be dethroned."

Jim McMunn, BoxNation Managing Director, said: “Terence Crawford is undoubtedly one of the very best fighters on the planet and we are delighted to be able to showcase his next fight exclusively live on BoxNation. Felix Diaz is a well schooled and respected fighter who will be looking to make his breakthrough by beating Crawford. This is certainly Crawford’s toughest task to date and BoxNation subscribers will not miss a minute of the action on May 20th from Madison Square Garden.”