WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) defeated Russian David Avanesyan (29-4-1, 17 KOs).

In the sixth three-minute period, the American knocked out Avanesyan with a short two-hit combination at an average distance, and the Russian could not get up for another five minutes.

Note that Avanesyan received a fight for the title after unsuccessful negotiations for a duel between Crawford and Errol Spence,.

It was Crawford's sixth title defense.. He won his 10th knockout victory in a row.. For Avanesyan, this defeat interrupted a streak of six victories by knockout in a row..

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Earlier it was reported that the legendary boxer Pacquiao defeated the Korean blogger in a duel for Ukraine.