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Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland - Terence Crawford (23-0, 16KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Ricky Burns (36-3-1, 11KOs) to capture the the WBO lightweight title. The scores were 116-112, 117-111, 116-112.
Burns opened up with a fast jab, but Crawford was just as fast with countershots. It was a chess match with the passing rounds. The crowd was going wild every time Burns landed anything of note. Crawford landed some telling blows in the fourth, with Burns fighting his way off the ropes. Crawford continue to press Burns against the ropes in the fifth looking for something big, but he was unable to do any serious damage.
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Burns opened up with a fast jab, but Crawford was just as fast with countershots. It was a chess match with the passing rounds. The crowd was going wild every time Burns landed anything of note. Crawford landed some telling blows in the fourth, with Burns fighting his way off the ropes. Crawford continue to press Burns against the ropes in the fifth looking for something big, but he was unable to do any serious damage.
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