Terence Crawford: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan vehemently denied Terence Crawford's accusation that he quit in their WBO welterweight title bout after receiving a low blow from the champion. Crawford had already floored Khan in the first round when, in the sixth, he caught his opponent with an accidental shot to the groin.
NEW YORK – Bob Arum arrived at ringside early Sunday morning with an agenda. After Amir Khan asked out of a pricey pay-per-view main event his company promoted, Arum attacked Al Haymon. The 87-year-old promoter wanted to talk about Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. more than the completely predictable beating Crawford had just given a huge underdog who had been knocked out three times prior to this strange stoppage at Madison Square Garden.
The man who many observers view as the pound-for-pound king, Terence “Bud” Crawford, will not need to relinquish that label. Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored an unusual sixth-round TKO over Amir “King” Khan in front of 14,091 fans at Madison Square Garden to defend his WBO welterweight title for the second time.
Crawford, Khan Fight Photos Gallery - The pound-for-pound king, Terence “Bud” Crawford, will not need to relinquish his throne. Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored an unusual sixth-round TKO over Amir “King” Khan in front of 14,091 fans at Madison Square Garden to defend his WBO welterweight title for the second time. (photos by Mikey Williams).
Kell Brook was sitting ringside when WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford retained his title over Amir Khan with a technical knockout in the sixth round on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Terence Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title Saturday, stopping Amir Khan in the sixth round when the Englishman was unable to continue because of an accidental low blow. Crawford, who was making the second defence of his title, had little trouble controlling the fight and winning by a technical knockout against the overmatched Khan.
Amir Khan insisted he could not go on after a low blow brought his WBO welterweight title challenge against Terence Crawford to a crashing halt. The fight was stopped in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden after the technical knockout, handing the American the right to retain the belt and raising a cacophony of boos for Khan.
Terence Crawford retained his welterweight world title and remained undefeated with a sixth-round TKO after Amir Khan could not continue following an accidental low blow. The blockbuster bout in New York came to an anti-climactic end after a shot below the belt left Khan unable to carry on against the WBO holder on Saturday.
In a bruising performance, WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford landed 50% of his power punches on Amir Khan, before the fight was waved off in the sixth round, following a low blow which Khan claimed afterwards had left him unable to continue any further.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – This wasn’t what Terence Crawford wanted. The unbeaten WBO welterweight champion beat Amir Khan by technical knockout Saturday night, but not in the clean, convincing fashion he sought to do it. Khan couldn’t continue after Crawford landed what was declared an accidental lo...