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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.
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 ninth round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
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 63-40 edge in landed punches over the last 3 rounds and closed the show by landing 12 of 14 power shots.
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) three times before the bout was waved off in the ninth round.
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 tough as he is skilled and knocked out his very game mandatory challenger. The undefeated...
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-for-pound undefeated king, Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs), defending his WBO welterweight world title against mandatory challenger, Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas (21-0-1, 17 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams)
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 majority draw with Ray Robinson.
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, still plans on campaigning at 147 even though he’s having a hard time landing career-defining fights so far within the division.
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-pound undefeated king, Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs), defending his WBO welterweight world title against mandatory challenger, Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas (21-0-1, 17 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams)
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 Kavaliauskas, Richard Commey, Teofimo Lopez, Michael Conlan and Vladimir Nikitin made weight for the three fights ESPN will air from Madison Square Garden.