Terence Crawford

Terence Crawford (39-0) added another name to his lengthy list of beaten opponents, defeating David Avanesyan (29-4-1) via sixth-round knockout in his ...

It's a 50-50 fight in everybody's eyes. However, the bout that was intended for November didn't come to fruition. Once he started letting his hands go it was clear why Bud is considered to be one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Avanesyan appeared to be an aggressive underdog and he didn't disappoint in that department. "The top two fighters in our division that's undefeated, that's in our prime. It's a pick-em fight.

There was no ring rust for Terence Crawford, who needed six rounds to take out David Avanesyan and defend the WBO welterweight title.

Another body shot lands in the second round and the fight is over via TKO. Baez lands crisp shots in the latter part of the fight, with combinations to the face in Round 8. Ballard gets dropped with 16 seconds left in Round 1 and the fight is called off. Milton has Calloway by the corner and is attacking the body. Baez is then tossed to the ground and Khegai is being warned. ET: David Avanesyan is making his way to the ring. ET: Crawford is getting a standing ovation from the hometown crowd. Terence Crawford will follow for the main event. As Avanesyan was going for a shot, Crawford countered with an uppercut and a right hook that put Avanesyan down for the count. In Round 4, Avanesyan landed a right and an uppercut but Crawford stormed back with body shots. Now, Avanesyan is coming forward and landing crisp shots to the face. It was clear that Crawford was getting into the head of Avanesyan as he jabbed away.

Terence Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title and kept his undefeated record, knocking out David Avanesyan in the final minute of the sixth round ...

He does have skills, and if he’s going to make a push for the top level at 168/175, 2023 is the time. (I don’t mean that in a funny way.) He makes it tough. Fighting at 154, Cyborg would be really limited in “payday” type opponents, but there has been mention in the past of her doing a catchweight with lightweight champ Katie Taylor. Crawford (39-0, 30 KO) got some good looks from the game Avanesyan here, but he never seemed to be losing control of the bout or anything. We knew he was gonna go back-and-forth between orthodox and southpaw, we knew he was gonna counter and pressure me.” He did eventually come to and appeared to be OK.

Unbeaten WBO welterweight champ Terence “Bud” Crawford (38-0) defends his title against European welterweight champion David Avanesyan (29-3-1) this ...

He is a -1400 favorite while Avanesyan is a +700 underdog. Avanesyan is entering the bout on a six-fight win streak, earning knockouts in all. Bud is considered one of the best active pound-for-pound fighters to compete at 147 pounds.

Terence Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) retained his WBO welterweight title with a 6th round knockout over contender David Avanesyan (29-4-1, 17 KOs) in his debut ...

The combination of Crawford walking out of the Spence talks and opting not to face Boots Ennis in favor of a lesser threat suggest that he lacks the confidence to be the #1 welterweight. In the past, Avanesyan has fallen apart in losses to Egidijus Kavaliauskas, Lamont Peterson, and Andrey Klimov. Crawford-Avanesyan fight tonight on BLK Prime PPV in an event that begins at 9:00 p.m. Hopefully, a decent-sized crowd turns up for tonight’s Crawford-Avanesyan card. Female junior middleweight prospect Cris Cyborg (2-0, 1 KOs) showed glimpses of power, beating Gabby Holloway (0-3) by a lopsided four round unanimous decision. The pro-Crawford went wild at seeing their hero pick up his 39th pro win.

Terence Crawford floored David Avanesyan with a sixth-round TKO at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, in his first fight in more than a year.

In the fifth round, Crawford increased his punching output and leaned on a series of uppercuts with Avanesyan on the inside. When asked about it directly, Crawford was vague about his plans but seemed open to the possibility after a big showing in front of his biggest fans. "This was a one-fight deal [with BLK Prime]," Crawford said. We knew he was going to counter. In front of a raucous hometown crowd, Crawford floored David Avanesyan with a sixth-round TKO on Saturday at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. In the first round, the Russian challenger landed an overhand right that was the most significant punch of the fight.

A loaded night of boxing was capped off with two of the sport's most explosive fighters in dueling main events. Both Terence Crawford and Teofimo Lopez ...

One of the official ringside judges was in agreement, giving Martin the fight by a score of 95-94. Lopez was dropped in the second round when Martin countered a lunging punch with a grazing step-back right hand. It was in one of those moments where Crawford was able to counter a jab with his own right hand and put Avanesyan out cold.

It wasn't the fight that boxing fans wanted but Terence 'Bud' Crawford delivered the finish that everyone has come to expect. An aggressive challenge by ...

Crawford improved to 39-0 (30KOs) as he made the sixth defense of his WBO welterweight title. Avanesyan refused to wilt, wading through the offensive storm to get off his best shots in a competitive and entertaining round five. Avanesyan was not as effective in guarding against the incoming, which Crawford fully exploited in his effort to close the show. Avanesyan snuck in a left hand and chopping right right at the bell in response to a right uppercut from Crawford moments before that sequence. Avanesyan occasionally switched to southpaw, reaching with a long right jab which was effective in forcing Crawford to fight in reverse. Crawford settled down after Avanesyan was able to get off several power shots, using a pawing jab to set up straight left hands and right uppercuts.

In front of a packed arena in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Terence Crawford showed that there were levels to the sport by stopping David Avanesyan at ...

‘These big fights are, of course, referring to Spence Jr – who was in a car accident on Saturday. By the time it reached the sixth round, his combinations were becoming more prolific and his countering more punishing. He was reportedly paid $10 million for the showing. This is just a sport. Known to start slower than his opponents, if Crawford was to be wrong-footed ‘Ava’ had to do something quickly. Thankfully, it doesn’t look to be nearly as serious as the life-threatening one he was involved in back in 2019.