Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas was game, but pound-for-pound king Terence “Bud” Crawford was too much.
(Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/ Top Rank)
Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs) defended his WBO welterweight world title, knocking down Kavaliauskas three times en route to a ninth-round TKO in front of 10,101 fans at Madison Square Garden.
Undefeated Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) crushed IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey (29-3, 26 KOs) by a 2nd round knockout to become the new IBF champion on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Terence Crawford 147 lbs vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas 146.6 lbs
(Crawford’s WBO Welterweight world title — 12 Rounds)
Judges/Referee:
Richard Commey 134.2 lbs vs Teofimo Lopez 134.4 lbs
(Commey’s IBF Lightweight world title — 12 Rounds)
Judges/Referee:
Michael Conlan 125.8 lbs vs.
Crawford to defend WBO welterweight title LIVE on ESPN against Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas Saturday evening (9 p.m. ET) from Madison Square Garden
The fighters were all business on the press conference dais.
Terence Crawford, who has his second fight of 2019 this Saturday – “Bud” having had a less than active or stellar year, certainly not for a man of his talent – is looking way past Egidijus Kavaliauskas.
Tripleheader will also feature Richard Commey-Teofimo Lopez lightweight title fight and the Michael Conlan-Vladimir Nikitin featherweight grudge match – Saturday, Dec 14 at 9 p.m.
Pound-for-pound king and WBO welterweight world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford returns to Madison Square Garden Saturday evening (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) as the headliner for the card of the year, a three-headed monster that will follow the Heisman Trophy ceremony.