Made history: Crawford spectacularly knocked out Spence and became the undisputed world champion

30 July 2023, 15:33 | Sports
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American boxer Terence Crawford defeated his compatriot Errol Spence by technical knockout for the title of undisputed welterweight champion. This fight was the main event of the boxing evening, which took place on the night of July 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (USA). Both Crawford and Spence went into the face-to-face fight undefeated in the professional ring.. Terence held the WBO title while his opponent held the WBA Super, WBC and IBF belts.. From the very beginning of the fight, Crawford seized the initiative and knocked Spence down at the end of the second round..

Errol managed to get up from the canvas and continue the confrontation, however, in each of the following rounds, Crawford completely dominated his opponent. In the seventh round, Spence was knocked down twice more. He managed to get back on his feet again and continue the fight with a bloodied face.. However, Errol did not have to endure the entire distance - in the ninth round, after Crawford's powerful attacks, the referee stopped the fight, fixing Terence's victory by technical knockout..

Review of the fight Crawford - Spence.

Consequently, Crawford set a unique achievement.

He became the first boxer in history to win the title of undisputed champion in two different weight classes in the era of four belts.. Terence was previously undisputed world welterweight champion.. For the 35-year-old Crawford, the victory over Spence was the 40th in his career (31 by knockout). In his previous fight, he knocked out Russian David Avanesyan. 33-year-old Spence suffered his first loss in pro-firing. He also has 28 wins (22 by knockout). Recall that in the spring of last year, Crawford recorded a video in support of the Ukrainians in the war against the Russian invaders..




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