terrance crawford weight classwhen was terence crawford last fight Li'l T throws his first opponent all over the mat. The kid leaves crying, as Li'l T goes back to his father. Esha watches from a balcony -- not at all impressed by some of these wrestling dads, the desperation with which they're yelling at the kids and the officials.
The ringwalks made it clear Crawford fans were outnumbering Spence and T-Mobile Arena raised the roof when American rap superstar Eminem emerged from the smoke alongside Crawford, dressed in black and with a fishnet over his shoulder.
Crawford vs. Madrimov took place Aug. 4 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. Terance Crawford (41-0) and Israil Madrimov (10-1-1) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on DAZN and PPV.com.
Round 11: Madrimov storms out aggressive. Lots of feints and left hands coming from the champ right now. Crawford flurries and clinches. One-two from Crawford. Crawford puts together a slick three-punch combination, but Madrimov answers with a right hand that finds its mark. Crawford sneaks in a nice uppercut during a flurry. Madrimov pitches a right to the midsection. Huge counter left uppercut from Crawford! That was the best shot of the round. Madrimov clinches. Madrimov barely misses with a lunging left. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (105-104 Crawford.)
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) crushed Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) from stern to stem in his statement win, scoring a knockdown in the third round and two more in the seventh before stepping it up even further in the final frame.
Round 10 (12:15 a.m.): Crawford drops Porter with a left hand to open the round! Porter is up and Crawford is a killer. He_s looking to finish the job. Crawford with a barrage that drops Crawford. Porter beats the canvas on his way up. Porter_s corner stops it! Wow!
Crawford continued his onslaught in the eighth round and was looking for the finish in the ninth. He really started to bloody Spence towards the end of the frame and the referee had no choice but to finally step in and call the fight.
The win saw him become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. Crawford knocked Spence down three times prior to the stoppage in the ninth round in what was a boxing masterclass from the 36-year-old.
_I_ve been feeling the buzz for this fight. Anywhere I go they_ve been asking me about this fight. I knew I had to make it happen. This is what everyone wanted. We have to prove who the man is in the welterweight division and in boxing. The winner of this fight is the best fighter in boxing _ period.
An accidental head butt opened a cut on Falcao's forehead in the sixth round, and after he was unable to continue, Falcao scored a majority technical decision by scores of 58-56, 56-58, 58-57 over Patrice Volny.
In December, Crawford defeated Russian boxer Avanesyan via knockout. In March 2023, Spence and Crawford revealed that they had a roughly 30-minute phone call in February with getting the deal over the line after Spence appeared headed for a fight with American boxer Keith Thurman at 154 pounds.
