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After slow rounds one and two, rising lightweight star Terence Crawford outlanded Alejandro Sanabria 2-1 in power shots over the next three frames. Crawford landed 50% of his non-jabs in the fight.
Terence Crawford couldn’t have been more impressive in his HBO debut March 30. The undefeated lightweight from Omaha, Neb., out-boxed heavy-handed Colombian Breidis Prescott pretty easily in a 10-round fight Crawford accepted on about 10 days notice. He also beat Prescott at 140 pounds, a weight at which Crawford wasn’t accustomed to fighting.
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas - Lightweight contender Terence Crawford (21-0, 16KOs) stopped Alejandro Sanabria (34-2-1, 25KOs) in the sixth round. The fight started slow, with both fighters feeling each other out. Sanabria did an edge better in the second with hard hooks. During the third, Crawford rocked Sanabria with a series of shots. Sanabria had to fight his way out of trouble. Crawford was mixing up his shots in the third, going down to the body. At the start of the sixth, a lead left hook crushed Sanabria down to the mat. Sanabria made it up but he was stumbling around and the fight was stopped by the referee.
Both throw and land around the wgt. class avg. for total punches and land above wgt. class avg. for power shots. Alejandro Sanabria's opponents (Rufino, Okada) landed 39% of their power shots. Terence Crawford's opponents (Prescott, Siqueira) landed just 17% of their total punches and just 22% of their power shots.
Dallas, Texas --- (L-R) Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Mikey Garcia of Oxnard,Ca. and former two-time world champion Juan Manuel Lopez of Caguas, Puerto Rico weigh in (Garcia 128lbs and has 2 hrs. to make 126, Lopez 125.25 lbs) for their upcoming WBO Featherweight world championship fight, Saturday, June 15 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas,Texas. Garcia vs Lopez, televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® will be promoted by Top Rank®, in association with PR Best Boxing, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate. - Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
Undefeated lightweight contender Terence Crawford is putting in some last minute work for his upcoming fight with Alejandro Sanabria of Mexico. The fight takes place at the American Airlines Center on Saturday night in Dallas, Texas. HBO will televise.
Lightweight contender Alejandro Sanabria (34-1-1, 25KOs) is training hard in Jiquipilco, Mexico, as he prepares for an HBO televised challenge on June 15th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Mexican puncher will face undefeated American boxer Terrence Crawford (20-0, 15KOs). Alejandro is being trained by his father and coach Sergio Sanabria and sparring tough rounds with Mahonri "Ruso Jr" Montes (27-2-1, 20KOs).
Mexico's Alejandro Sanabria (34-1-1, 25KOs) looks forward to testing lightweight prospect Terence Crawford (20-0, 15KOs) on June 15th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Crawford is coming off a lopsided HBO televised decision win over Breidis Prescott. Sanabria's sole loss came in 2010 to countryman Robinson castellanos, but he bounced back three fights later with a decision win over veteran Rocky Juarez. Crawford-Sanabria will be the HBO televised opener for the featherweight championship fight between Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Mikey Garcia.
Former three division world champion Fernando "Kochulito" Montiel (49-4-2, 37KOs) won a hard ten round unanimous decision over Giovanni "Ruso" Caro (24-12-4, 19KOs) in Chihuahua, Mexico. It was a tough fight for both, fought at a high pace, and hard punches exchanged over the course of the contest. Both fighters were cut in ther later rounds from head clashes. Montiel was cut on his right cheek and eyelide, while Caro had a bad cut on the bridge of the nose. The final scores were 114-112, 114-113 and 115-112 for Montiel.
By Jake Donovan - After weeks of trading words behind the mic and through the media, Fernando Montiel and Giovanni Caro can finally exchange punches in the ring. Both fighters came in at the super bantamweight limit of 122 lb. for Saturday night's grudge match at Gimnasio Municipal Jose Neri Santos in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Televisa will air the regional title fight, which is scheduled for 12 rounds. Montiel (48-4-2, 37KO) is anxious to return to the sport's top level, around where he hovered for much of a career that has featured title reigns in three weight classes. The 33-year old enjoyed a brief stay as the world's best bantamweight until running into the dynamite fists of Nonito Donaire last February. Montiel was stretched in two rounds, and has struggled ever since to reclaim past glory.