In an anomaly among boxing broadcasts, ESPN drew its peak audience Saturday night during the first of three fights it televised from Madison Square Garden. Helped by formidable lead-in programming, ESPN’s Heisman Trophy telecast, the three-bout broad...
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A star is born. Or, at least, arrives. Another (unofficially) got off the deck and scored his seventh straight knockout across two weight classes. Overall, it was a good night for boxing on ESPN as fans were treated to a solid top to bottom show with...
NEW YORK – Terence Crawford was as defiant in answering questions about the right hand Egidjius Kavaliauskas landed during the third round Saturday night as he was in responding to that punch inside the ring. The WBO welterweight champion interrupted...
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Egidijus "Mean Machine" Kavaliauskas was game, but Terence "Bud" Crawford was too much. Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) defended his WBO welterweight world title, knocking down Kavaliauskas three times en route to a ninth-round TKO in front of 10,101 fans at...
Madison Square Garden, New York City - WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) retained his title after dropping unbeaten mandatory challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-1-1, 17 KOs) three times before the bout was waved off in the n...
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Crawford vs. Kavaliauskas CompuBox Punch Stats - WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford had his hands full with WBO mandatory challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas, who landed 118 punches on Crawford, most by a Bud opponent to date. Crawford had a 63-...
Crawford vs. Kavaliauskas Official Scorecards - Madison Square Garden, New York City - WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) retained his title after dropping unbeaten mandatory challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-1-1, 17 KOs) th...
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – For nearly seven rounds Saturday night, Egidjius Kavaliauskas gave Terence Crawford a much more difficult fight than almost anyone anticipated. Crawford withstood Kavaliauskas’ hardest shots, though, showed why he’s as toug...
Crawford, Kavaliauskas Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Top Rank on ESPN returns to the big house at Madison Square Garden, the historic “Mecca of Boxing”, this Saturday, December 14, for a live presentation of a special tripleheader headlined by pound-f...
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NEW YORK – He didn’t even win his last fight. That’s the most common complaint among those disinterested in Terence Crawford’s welterweight title defense against Egidjius Kavaliauskas. In his previous appearance, Kavaliauskas settled for a 10-round m...
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Terence Crawford will be fighting for just the third time as a welterweight when he takes on Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-0-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday on ESPN at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs), the WBO welterweight champion,...
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Crawford, Kavaliauskas Weights Photos Gallery - Top Rank on ESPN returns to the big house at Madison Square Garden, the historic “Mecca of Boxing”, this Saturday, December 14, for a live presentation of a special tripleheader headlined by pound-for-p...
Two weeks after Andres Gutierrez inexplicably came in 11 pounds overweight for an ESPN+ main event versus Oscar Valdez, there were no issues at the scale Friday afternoon for Top Rank’s card Saturday night in New York. Terence Crawford, Egidjius Kava...
Crawford, Kavaliauskas Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The fighters were all business on the press conference dais. The best triple-header of the 2019 boxing calendar didn't need any pomp and circumstance. (photos by Mikey Williams)
WBO welterweight world champion Terence "Bud" Crawford is taking no chances when he returns to New York's Madison Square Garden Saturday evening in the main event position. Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) will make the third defense of his welterweight crown...
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