More viewers tuned in to watch ESPN’s boxing broadcast Saturday night than for any of the network’s telecasts of the sport since Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn. According to Nielsen Media Research ratings released Tuesday, an average of 2,245,000 viewers w...
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Terence Crawford knows what his detractors will state and write now that he has stopped Jose Benavidez Jr. The unbeaten WBO welterweight champion expects them to degrade Benavidez, who was competitive with Crawford for five rounds b...
OMAHA, Nebraska – What impressed Bob Arum most about Terence Crawford’s performance Saturday night was that Crawford wasn’t content to beat Jose Benavidez Jr. on points. An aggressive Crawford finished Benavidez late in the 12th round, even though th...
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By Tris Dixon - In the end it was a story of two right hands, one that missed and one that did not. Terence Crawford was making the initial defence of his WBO welterweight title and for the first time in four fights he was back home in Omaha, Nebrask...
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Crawford had knocked Benavidez to the canvas with a powerful uppercut with 46 seconds left, and then Crawford finished him off with consecutive right hands. After referee Celestino Ruiz stopped the fight, Crawford stuck out his tongue at his fallen o...
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Crawford, Benavidez Fight Photos Gallery - CHI Health Center, Omaha - Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) knocked out previously undefeated Jose Benavidez (27-1, 18 KOs) in the final minute of the twelfth and final round. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Crawford (34-0) was dominant throughout at the CHI Health Center in his hometown, and his first defence of the title ended in victory in the final round. The hometown native was the aggressor from the outset, dictating to Benavidez, who suffered his...
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By Keith Idec - OMAHA, Nebraska – Terence Crawford’s second welterweight fight wasn’t quite as easy as his 147-pound debut, particularly early. Once Crawford was warmed up, though, the unbeaten WBO champion comfortably controlled Jose Benavidez Jr.,...
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Crawford, Benavidez Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Following Friday's weigh-in, Terence "Bud" Crawford and Jose Benavidez Jr. had to be separated at the weigh-in. The trash talk led to Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs) being shoved, and then throwing a punch at...
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Terence Crawford’s versatility, ability to make adjustments and ring IQ have been lauded throughout his ascent toward the top of pound-for-pound lists. Jose Benavidez Jr. and his father/trainer, Jose Sr., still consider Crawford the...
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One week after UFC went about a 4 on the Bowe-Golota fight riot Richter scale, a building tide of trash talk and animosity ended with a highlight worthy hard sell in the boxing world on Friday. A shove from the challenger, a just missing right hand h...
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